arvicola riparius

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arvicola riparius - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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     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.
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