Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bank vole

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables: bank v-ole
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vole of species Clethrionomys glareolus, of much of western Eurasia.

Etymology

Apparently because river banks are among its favored habitats.

Inflected Forms

bank voles (plural)

Questions

What does bank vole mean?: A vole of species Clethrionomys glareolus, of much of western Eurasia.
Where does bank vole come from?: Apparently because river banks are among its favored habitats.

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