Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The central and typical genus of the subfamily Arvicolinœ, containing the great bulk of the species which have perennial prismatic molars, ungrooved incisors, and no special peculiarity of the tail or claws.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a genus of mice in some classifications considered synonymous with
Microtus .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thesubfamily Arvicolinae — thewater voles .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun in some classifications considered synonymous with Microtus
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Examples
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Finally among voles, there is the Southern water vole Arvicola sapidus Miller, 1908, an endangered species of France, Spain and Portugal.
The first new European mammal in 100 years? You must be joking Darren Naish 2006
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You talk about _Arvicola sapidus_ on your post but I don't see in the list.
The first new European mammal in 100 years? You must be joking Darren Naish 2006
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Finally among voles, there is the Southern water vole Arvicola sapidus Miller, 1908, an endangered species of France, Spain and Portugal.
Archive 2006-10-01 Darren Naish 2006
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As to various species of mice (Mus sylvaticus, Arvicola arvalis, and A. agrestis), the same author gives a long list of their enemies, but he remarks:
Mutual Aid; a factor of evolution Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin 1881
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Lemmings (_Myodes_), of which there are several species which are celebrated for their vast migrations; and the true Vole (_Arvicola_), which is the only genus found in India, and then only in the colder climate of the Himalayas.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Robert Armitage Sterndale 1870
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_Arvicola_, which last has again been subdivided into long-eared and short-eared Voles -- _Arvicola_ and _Microtus_ -- distinguished by the former having eight and the latter four mammae, and respectively six and four tubercles on the plantae, the ears of the latter being almost hidden by the fur.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Robert Armitage Sterndale 1870
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Arvicola he found the gall-bladder having a very different degree of development, and there is reason to believe it is sometimes absent.
Darwinism (1889) Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
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Differing from both these species, _Arvicola obscurus_ does not appear to show itself above the snow during winter.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Alexander Leslie 1866
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• The presence of water voles (Arvicola terrestris) was confirmed in September 2009.
ClickPress 2010
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• The presence of water voles (Arvicola terrestris) was confirmed in September 2009.
ClickPress 2010
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