meadow vole

noun

meadow mouse.

Origin of meadow vole

¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Words Nearby meadow vole

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How to use meadow vole in a sentence

W Reva, Microtus ochrogaster and the meadow vole, M. pennsylvanicus, were trapped together.
Mammals of Northwestern South Dakota | Kenneth W. Andersen
Perhaps this is related to the more productive habitat in which the eastern meadow vole is ordinarily found.
A Population Study of the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) in Northeastern Kansas | Edwin P. Martin

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