The Collaborative International Dictionary
Campagnol \Cam`pa`gnol"\, n. [F., fr. campagne field.] (Zo["o]l.) A mouse ( Arvicala agrestis), called also meadow mouse, which often does great damage in fields and gardens, by feeding on roots and seeds.
Vole \Vole\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of micelike rodents belonging to Arvicola and allied genera of the subfamily Arvicolin[ae]. They have a thick head, short ears, and a short hairy tail.
Note: The water vole, or water rat, of Europe ( Arvicola amphibius) is a common large aquatic species. The short-tailed field vole ( Arvicola agrestis) of Northern and Central Europe, and Asia, the Southern field vole ( Arvicola arvalis), and the Siberian root vole ( Arvicola [oe]conomus), are important European species. The common species of the Eastern United States ( Arvicola riparius) (called also meadow mouse) and the prairie mouse ( Arvicola austerus) are abundant, and often injurious to vegetation. Other species are found in Canada.
WordNet
n. widely distributed in grasslands of northern United States and Canada [syn: meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvaticus]
Usage examples of "meadow mouse".
Though caterpillars are not known for being clever, the Meadow Mouse put the question to him anyway: What would he do to prepare himself for the Winter that's coming?
When the snow lay deepest no wanderer ventured near my house for a week or fortnight at a time, but there I lived as snug as a meadow mouse, or as cattle and poultry which are said to have survived for a long time buried in drifts, even without food.