Meanings
nounwater vole (plural water voles)
plural water voles
- Any of three Old World vole species: European water vole (Arvicola amphibius, formerly Arvicola terrestris), montane water vole (Arvicola scherman), or southwestern water vole (Arvicola sapidus).
- North American vole (Microtus richardsoni).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe largest vole of western North America (Microtus richardsoni)
Similar
Richardson voleMicrotus richardsoni
Broader
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 水䶄
- 水䶄 (shuǐpíng)Old World vole
Czech hryzec vodní
- hryzec vodníOld World vole
Dutch woelrat, waterrat
- woelratOld World vole
- waterratOld World vole
Finnish vesimyyrä, kalliovuortenpuromyyrä
- vesimyyräOld World vole
- kalliovuortenpuromyyräMicrotus richardsoni
French rat d'eau, campagnol de Richardson
- rat d'eauOld World vole
- campagnol de RichardsonMicrotus richardsoni
German Schermaus
- SchermausOld World vole
Greek νεροαρουραίος
- νεροαρουραίος (neroarouraíos)Old World vole
Hungarian közönséges kószapocok
- közönséges kószapocokOld World vole
Japanese ミズハタネズミ, 水畑鼠
- ミズハタネズミ (mizuhatanezumi)Old World vole
- 水畑鼠 (mizuhatanezumi)Old World vole
Polish karczownik, karczownik północnoamerykański
- karczownikOld World vole
- karczownik północnoamerykańskiMicrotus richardsoni
Scottish Gaelic radan-uisge, famhalan-uisge
- radan-uisgeOld World vole
- famhalan-uisgeOld World vole
Welsh llygoden y dŵr
- llygoden y dŵrOld World vole
Cite this entry
APA
water vole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20vole
MLA
“water vole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20vole. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “water vole,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20vole.
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