microtus (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Microtus*:
NOUN	animal	Microtus, genus Microtus	voles of the northern hemisphere

English > *Microtus*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	voles of the northern hemisphere.
Synonym	genus Microtus
Member of	Cricetidae, family Cricetidae	Mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters
Members	meadow vole, meadow mouse, Microtus pennsylvaticus	widely distributed in grasslands of northern United States and Canada
	prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster	typical vole of the extended prairie region of central United States and southern Canada
	water vole, Richardson vole, Microtus richardsoni	Of western North America
Broader	mammal genus	A genus of mammals
Spanish	género Microtus, genus microtus, microtus, Microtus
Catalan	genus microtus, microtus

HyperDic: microtus