NOUN | animal | Arvicola amphibius, water vole, water rat | common large Eurasian vole |
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Meaning | Common large Eurasian vole. | |
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Synonyms | water vole, water rat | |
Member of | Arvicola, genus Arvicola | In some classifications considered synonymous with Microtus |
Broader | vole, field mouse | 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 |
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