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ARVICOLA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In some classifications considered synonymous with Microtus
Synonyms:
Arvicola; genus Arvicola
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Arvicola" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Arvicola"):
Arvicola amphibius; water rat; water vole (common large Eurasian vole)
Holonyms ("Arvicola" is a member of...):
Cricetidae; family Cricetidae (mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters)