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nounvoles of the northern hemisphere
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- vole any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadows
- arvicola in some classifications considered synonymous with Microtus
- field mouse any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadows
- genus arvicola in some classifications considered synonymous with Microtus