arvicole

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin arvum (field) + colo (I inhabit); compare Italian arvicola.

Noun

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arvicole (plural arvicoles)

  1. (zoology, dated) field mouse (US, Canada), vole
    • 1887, Angelo Heilprin, The Geographical and Geological Distribution of Animals, page 356:
      A single species, A. quasiater, is known from Mexico. Evotomys rutilus, a form very closely related to the arvicoles, inhabits the circumpolar regions of both hemispheres.

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /arˈvi.ko.le/
  • Rhymes: -ikole
  • Hyphenation: ar‧vì‧co‧le

Noun

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arvicole f

  1. plural of arvicola

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