Phrase guide

water vole

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of three Old World vole species: European water vole (Arvicola amphibius, formerly Arvicola terrestris), montane water vole (Arvicola scherman), or southwestern water vole (Arvicola sapidus).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

North American vole (Microtus richardsoni).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

of western North America

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Richardson vole, Microtus richardsoni

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vole, field mouse

4

noun

Meaning 4

common large Eurasian vole

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: water rat, Arvicola amphibius

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vole, field mouse

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: aguarón — Old World vole
  • Asturian: llorión — Old World vole
  • Chinese Mandarin: 水䶄 (shuǐpíng) — Old World vole
  • Czech: hryzec vodní — Old World vole
  • Dutch: woelrat — Old World vole
  • Dutch: waterrat — Old World vole
  • Finnish: vesimyyrä — Old World vole
  • French: rat d'eau — Old World vole
  • Galician: leirón — Old World vole
  • Galician: rata de auga — Old World vole
  • Galician: aguana — Old World vole
  • Galician: aguadana — Old World vole
  • German: Schermaus — Old World vole
  • Greek: νεροαρουραίος (neroarouraíos) — Old World vole
  • Hungarian: közönséges kószapocok — Old World vole
  • Japanese: ミズハタネズミ (mizuhatanezumi) — Old World vole
  • Japanese: 水畑鼠 (mizuhatanezumi) — Old World vole
  • Norman: rat dg'ieau — Old World vole
  • Polish: karczownik — Old World vole
  • Scottish Gaelic: radan-uisge — Old World vole
  • Scottish Gaelic: famhalan-uisge — Old World vole
  • Welsh: llygoden y dŵr — Old World vole
  • Finnish: kalliovuortenpuromyyrä — Microtus richardsoni
  • French: campagnol de Richardson — Microtus richardsoni
  • Polish: karczownik północnoamerykański — Microtus richardsoni