campagnol
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French campagnol (“vole”), from campagne (“field”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcampagnol (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
editPronunciation
editNoun
editcampagnol m (plural campagnols)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “campagnol”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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