# vole

/vˈəʊl/ (UK) · CEFR B2 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/vole
Updated: 2026-10-16

## Definition

a small animal like a mouse with a short tail and thick fur. It lives in fields and eats grass and seeds.

For teachers: a small burrowing rodent with a stocky body, short tail, and dense fur, found in fields and grasslands.

## Examples

- A vole hides under the dry grass.
- The farmer spots vole holes along the edge of the wheat field.
- At dusk the owl hunts silently above the meadow, listening for the faint rustle of a vole moving through the roots.

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