NOUN | animal | Microtus ochrogaster, prairie vole | typical vole of the extended prairie region of central United States and southern Canada |
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Meaning | typical vole of the extended prairie region of central United States and southern Canada. | |
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Synonym | prairie vole | |
Member of | Microtus, genus Microtus | voles of the northern hemisphere |
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 |
Catalan | microtus ochrogaster |
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