Meanings
nounbank vole (plural bank voles)
plural bank voles
- A vole of species Clethrionomys glareolus, of much of western Eurasia.
Origin
Apparently because river banks are among its favored habitats.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Estonian leethiir
- leethiirspecies of vole
Finnish metsämyyrä
- metsämyyräspecies of vole
Norwegian Bokmål klatremus
- klatremusspecies of vole
Romanian șoarece scurmător
- șoarece scurmătorspecies of vole
Swedish skogssork
- skogssorkspecies of vole
Cite this entry
APA
bank vole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bank%20vole
MLA
“bank vole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bank%20vole. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bank vole,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bank%20vole.
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