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water vole

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water vole
Noun
a small ratlike animal that can swim and lives on the banks of streams and ponds
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Noun1.water volewater vole - common large Eurasian vole
Arvicola amphibius, water rat
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
Arvicola, genus Arvicola - in some classifications considered synonymous with Microtus
2.water volewater vole - of western North America
Microtus richardsoni, Richardson vole
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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