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prairie vole

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Noun1.prairie vole - typical vole of the extended prairie region of central United States and southern Canadaprairie vole - typical vole of the extended prairie region of central United States and southern Canada
Microtus ochrogaster
field mouse, vole - any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadows
genus Microtus, Microtus - voles of the northern hemisphere
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The researchers used prairie voles as a model to understand the neurochemistry of social behavior.
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