water vole

British  

noun

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

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water vole

Conservationists say mink have a devastating impact on other wildlife, with the water vole, the UK's fastest-declining mammal, their main targets.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

"And if a water vole went over the top of that, that would be the end of that water vole."

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

Mammals like the red squirrel and water vole, birds like the curlew and plants such as the fen orchid squeezed out by loss of habitat and pollution.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2021

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)