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Definition of
water vole noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
water vole
noun
/ˈwɔːtə vəʊl/
/ˈwɔːtər vəʊl/
(also
water rat
)
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an animal like a
rat
that swims and lives in a hole next to a river or lake
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