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water vole

British  

noun

  1. Also called: water rat.  a large amphibious vole, Arvicola terrestris, of Eurasian river banks: family Cricetidae

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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But on the River Meon the future of the water vole is looking a little brighter.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

Newman said it was particularly concerning for the native endangered water vole, which he described as the snapping turtle's "top snack".

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

"So we've taken that idea and scaled it down to water vole size, which means using glitter."

From BBC May 18, 2025

The drainage pipe seemed the perfect vole-sized hole, but it took the photographer many days camped on the opposite side of the canal before he saw a water vole that thought the same.

From The Guardian May 27, 2019

Really they are as easy as the water vole or skunk with me.

From Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. by Harding, A. R. (Arthur Robert)

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