vole
1any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
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1Other definitions for vole (2 of 2)
Cards. the winning by one player of all the tricks of a deal.
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How to use vole in a sentence
In a tower of the old fort lived a pair of the Eastern little owl (Athene bactriana), which appeared to live principally on voles.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-BuryThe people of the Dakota nation speak of the wood-mice or voles by the designation of “Hintunka people.”
Prairie Smoke (Second Edition, Revised) | Melvin Randolph GilmoreThe stems dried, and in several places formed a screen beneath which the movements of the voles were not easily discernible.
Creatures of the Night | Alfred W. ReesFood had gradually become scarce even for the few hundred voles that yet remained.
Creatures of the Night | Alfred W. ReesShe awaited an almost certain increase among the “small deer” of the pasture, before commencing her raids on the grey voles there.
Creatures of the Night | Alfred W. Rees
British Dictionary definitions for vole (1 of 2)
/ (vəʊl) /
any of numerous small rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, mostly of Eurasia and North America and having a stocky body, short tail, and inconspicuous ears: family Cricetidae: See also water vole
Origin of vole
1British Dictionary definitions for vole (2 of 2)
/ (vəʊl) /
(in some card games, such as écarté) the taking of all the tricks in a deal, thus scoring extra points
Origin of vole
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