noun
vole
vohl
noun
1
A small rodent, similar to a mouse but with a rounder body and shorter tail, common in fields and hedgerows.
"A vole scurried into the grass as the dog approached."
How to Use Vole
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA small, round-bodied rodent that lives in fields, similar to but plumper than a mouse.
Common mistake
Easy to mix up with "mole" — voles live above ground in grass, while moles burrow underground.
Word Forms
voled past tense, voles plural, voles plural, voles singular
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Etymology
From the Orkney dialect phrase "vole mouse," meaning "field mouse," from Old Norse vollr, "field."