meadow vole
noun
: any of various voles (genus Microtus) that frequent open fields
especially
: one (M. pennsylvanicus) that is widespread in North America
called also meadow mouse
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The past century of Chicago’s urbanization enlarged the skulls of chipmunks and flattened those of meadow voles.
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
The study, which examined the effects of urbanization and climate change on the skull, was centered on two rodents that are commonly found in Chicago—eastern chipmunks and eastern meadow voles.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
In the new study, the team selected two rodents commonly found in Chicago: eastern chipmunks (Tamias striatus) and eastern meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus).
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 June 2025
This publication will provide further information on pocket gophers (and meadow voles) and potential management techniques: Meadow Voles & Pocket Gophers: Management in Lawns, Gardens, & Croplands.
—oregonlive, 19 Apr. 2020
That is the highest number of rodents to test positive in San Diego County since 2012, when 35 mice and one meadow vole tested positive over the course of the year.
—Gig Conaughton, Pomerado News, 1 Mar. 2018
There is not a winter-active predator that doesn’t have a taste for meadow vole.
—New York Times, 11 Jan. 2018
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
The study, which examined the effects of urbanization and climate change on the skull, was centered on two rodents that are commonly found in Chicago—eastern chipmunks and eastern meadow voles.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
In the new study, the team selected two rodents commonly found in Chicago: eastern chipmunks (Tamias striatus) and eastern meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus).
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 June 2025
This publication will provide further information on pocket gophers (and meadow voles) and potential management techniques: Meadow Voles & Pocket Gophers: Management in Lawns, Gardens, & Croplands.
—oregonlive, 19 Apr. 2020
That is the highest number of rodents to test positive in San Diego County since 2012, when 35 mice and one meadow vole tested positive over the course of the year.
—Gig Conaughton, Pomerado News, 1 Mar. 2018
There is not a winter-active predator that doesn’t have a taste for meadow vole.
—New York Times, 11 Jan. 2018
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“Meadow vole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meadow%20vole. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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