vole : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: vole	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for vole
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vole n 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 Synonym(s): vole, field mouse
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vole \Vole\, n. [F.] A deal at cards that draws all the tricks. --Swift.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vole \Vole\, v. i. (Card Playing) To win all the tricks by a vole. --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vole \Vole\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of micelike rodents belonging to {Arvicola} and allied genera of the subfamily {Arvicolin[91]}. They have a thick head, short ears, and a short hairy tail. Note: The water vole, or water rat, of Europe ({Arvicola amphibius}) is a common large aquatic species. The short-tailed field vole ({A. agrestis}) of Northern and Central Europe, and Asia, the Southern field vole ({A. arvalis}), and the Siberian root vole ({A. [d2]conomus}), are important European species. The common species of the Eastern United States ({A. riparius}) (called also {meadow mouse}) and the prairie mouse ({A. austerus}) are abundant, and often injurious to vegetation. Other species are found in Canada.