noun
- small rodents with short tails and compact bodies that live in fields and meadows
Usage: plural of vole
Examples
- The farmer noticed voles had been eating his vegetable crops.
- Voles create tunnel systems underground in grassy areas.
- Hawks and owls hunt voles in open fields.
- The garden was damaged by voles during the winter months.
- Voles are often confused with mice but have shorter tails.
- The meadow was home to many voles and other small mammals.