'Vole' definitions:
Definition of 'vole'
From: WordNet
noun
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 [syn: vole, field mouse]
Definition of 'Vole'
From: GCIDE
- Vole \Vole\, n. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of micelike rodents belonging to Arvicola and allied genera of the subfamily Arvicolinae. They have a thick head, short ears, and a short hairy tail. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The water vole, or water rat, of Europe ({Arvicola amphibius}) is a common large aquatic species. The short-tailed field vole (Arvicola agrestis) of Northern and Central Europe, and Asia, the Southern field vole (Arvicola arvalis), and the Siberian root vole (Arvicola oeconomus), are important European species. The common species of the Eastern United States (Arvicola riparius) (called also {meadow mouse}) and the prairie mouse (Arvicola austerus) are abundant, and often injurious to vegetation. Other species are found in Canada. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Vole'
From: GCIDE
- Vole \Vole\, n. [F.] A deal at cards that draws all the tricks. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Vole'
From: GCIDE
- Vole \Vole\, v. i. (Card Playing) To win all the tricks by a vole. --Pope. [1913 Webster]