NOUN | animal | redback vole, red-backed mouse | any of several voles of mountainous regions of Eurasia and America |
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Meaning | Any of several voles of mountainous regions of Eurasia and America. | |
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Synonym | red-backed mouse | |
Member of | Clethrionomys, genus Clethrionomys | A genus of Cricetidae |
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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