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Definition of Arvicola
1. Noun. In some classifications considered synonymous with Microtus.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Cricetidae, Family Cricetidae
Member holonyms: Arvicola Amphibius, Water Rat, Water Vole
Lexicographical Neighbors of Arvicola
Literary usage of Arvicola
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1874)
"?Arvicola borealis, Rich., Zool. Journ. 1828, 517 ; FBA i. 1829, 127.—Also of Aud.
and Bach., ... Hob. Oregon and Washington Territories. 3. Arvicola ..."
2. The Published Writings of Spencer Fullerton Baird, 1843-1882 by George Brown Goode (1883)
"549. Ai \ i« nia Drummondii. (76) PRR Sarv., vol vUi, p. 650. Arvicola ...
Arvicola IMI sut us. (76) PRR Surv., vol vili, p. 550. Arvicola Imi - ii n. ..."
3. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"... It is this habit of building which has induced some authors to refer the
Ondatra to the genus Castor. The second subdivision is that of Arvicola, Cuv. ..."
4. Zoe: A Biological Journal by Townshend Stith Brandegee, Katharine Layne Brandegee (1908)
"3, p. 67. San Francisco Mountain, Arizona. 70. Arvicola ... Salmon River, Saw
Tooth and Pahsimeroi Mountains, Idaho. 71. Arvicola ..."
5. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale (1884)
"GENUS Arvicola. Muzzle blunt; fore-feet small, with short claws; soles naked;
... Head and body, about 4 inches; tail, with hair, i$. No. 388. Arvicola ..."
6. Catalogue of the Fossil Mammalia in the British Museum, (Natural History) by Richard Lydekker (1887)
"... Colorado, USA Similar specimens are figured by Cope, op. dt. pi. Lxv. figs.
9-13. Presented by li. Lydekker, Esq., 1885. Genus Arvicola (pt. ip 230). ..."
7. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1841)
"Notes on some of the smaller British Mammalia, including the Description of a
New Species of Arvicola, found in Scotland. By the Rev. ..."
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