Arvicole
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Arvicole is a noun meaning (zoology, dated) field mouse (US, Canada), vole.
Meaning
(zoology, dated) field mouse (US, Canada), vole.
Example Sentences
A single species, A. quasiater, is known from Mexico. Evotomys rutilus, a form very closely related to the arvicoles, inhabits the circumpolar regions of both hemispheres.
Word Forms
- arvicoles
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include vole, arvicolid, water rat, microtine, rattlemouse, mouse.
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