Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

root vole

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: root v-ole
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vole of species Microtus oeconomus.

Etymology

So called because it consumes roots.

Inflected Forms

root voles (plural)

Synonyms

tundra vole

Questions

What does root vole mean?: A vole of species Microtus oeconomus.
Where does root vole come from?: So called because it consumes roots.

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