campagnol
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French campagnol (“vole”), from campagne (“field”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
campagnol (plural campagnols)
- (archaic) A vole (US, Canada: field mouse), Microtus agrestis that often does great damage in fields and gardens by feeding on roots and seeds.
- Synonyms: short-tailed field vole, short-tailed vole, field vole
- 1819, The Edinburgh magazine and literary miscellany, volume 83, page 505:
- The dormice are distinguished from the campagnols by the superior softness of the fur, and the greater length of the tail.
References edit
- “campagnol”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
campagnol m (plural campagnols)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “campagnol”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.