arvicole

English

Etymology

From Latin arvum (“field”) + colo (“I inhabit”); compare Italian arvicola.

Noun

arvicole (plural arvicoles)

  1. (zoology, dated) field mouse (US, Canada), vole
    • 1887, Angelo Heilprin, The Geographical and Geological Distribution of Animals, page 356:
      A single species, A. quasiater, is known from Mexico. Evotomys rutilus, a form very closely related to the arvicoles, inhabits the circumpolar regions of both hemispheres.

Translations

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /arˈvi.ko.le/
  • Rhymes: -ikole
  • Hyphenation: ar‧vì‧co‧le

Noun

arvicole f

  1. plural of arvicola

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