Explore Vole through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Vole meaning
Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the tribes Arvicolini, Ellobiusini, Clethrionomyini, Pliomyini, Phenacomyini and Prometheomyini.
Synonyms of Vole
Using Vole
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the tribes Arvicolini, Ellobiusini, Clethrionomyini, Pliomyini, Phenacomyini and Prometheomyini.
- Useful related words include: field mouse, wood rat, wood-rat.
- In the example corpus, vole often appears in combinations such as: meadow vole, water vole.
Context around Vole
- Average sentence length in these examples: 15.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Vole
- In this selection, "vole" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 15.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, meadow, water, bank, suffered, myodes and nest stand out and add context to how "vole" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a meadow vole and a water vole suffered massive. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "vole" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with vole
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Who doesn’t want to eat a meadow vole? (9 words)
Consumption of voles and vole food caches by Yellowstone grizzly bears: exploratory analyses. (13 words)
Also handy for the meadow vole are the mysterious and contradictory insulating qualities of snow. (15 words)
The bank vole (Myodes glareolus) was the study species, since it is one of the most common rodent species in the area. (22 words)
Despite this information, the Forest Service decided to proceed with the sale and destroy the vole nest sites. (18 words)
A water vole suffered "massive internal injuries" after being dropped by a bird, according to animal rescuers. (17 words)
Who doesn’t want to eat a meadow vole? (9 words)
Example sentences (7)
Who doesn’t want to eat a meadow vole?
A water vole suffered "massive internal injuries" after being dropped by a bird, according to animal rescuers.
The bank vole (Myodes glareolus) was the study species, since it is one of the most common rodent species in the area.
Also handy for the meadow vole are the mysterious and contradictory insulating qualities of snow.
Despite this information, the Forest Service decided to proceed with the sale and destroy the vole nest sites.
Consumption of voles and vole food caches by Yellowstone grizzly bears: exploratory analyses.
The small, circular tracks at bottom center of photo were made by a meadow vole.
Common combinations with vole
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: