Synonyms for vole

Most common

mouse · murine

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the tribes Arvicolini, Ellobiusini, Clethrionomyini, Pliomyini, Phenacomyini and Prometheomyini.

Related words

Phrases

root vole tundra vole field vole steppe vole meadow vole water vole

Is a kind of

muroid myomorph myodont rodent mammal

Forms

Plural

voles → mouses, murines…

Example sentences

• mouse A dog runs after a cat, and the cat after a mouse.
• murine Murine models are used in drug development research.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

mouse¹

6 letters

murine²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (murine² = 2 syllables).