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  • noun Plural form of vole.

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Examples

  • In the monogamous voles, in other words, oxytocin receptors were planted firmly in the reward circuitry of the brain.

    Mind Wide Open Steven Johnson 2004

  • In the monogamous voles, in other words, oxytocin receptors were planted firmly in the reward circuitry of the brain.

    Mind Wide Open Steven Johnson 2004

  • In the monogamous voles, in other words, oxytocin receptors were planted firmly in the reward circuitry of the brain.

    Mind Wide Open Steven Johnson 2004

  • In the monogamous voles, in other words, oxytocin receptors were planted firmly in the reward circuitry of the brain.

    Mind Wide Open Steven Johnson 2004

  • I asked a very pertinent question about the correlation (or absence thereof) between C-value and chromosome number in voles.

    A Dubious "Opportunity" for IDers 2007

  • One very remarkable characteristic of the voles is the structure of their molar teeth.

    The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 355, October 16, 1886 Various

  • Hint: If you have those underground bulb monsters called voles, you may want to put small-mesh rat wire over the top of the buried pots of tulips to keep the bulbs from becoming a winter feast.

    The Seattle Times 2010

  • In California, it is used to kill gophers, moles and voles, which is not something I recommend.

    SFGate: Top News Stories Richard Fagerlund 2010

  • Another source of winter food was small rodents such as voles, mice, and lemmings; not the animals themselves-Ayla usually let Wolf have those as a reward for helping to sniff them out-but their nests.

    The Plains of Passage Auel, Jean M. 1990

  • The Arctic fox is also the final host of the tape worm Echinococcus multilocularis which has become established in the Grumant area in Isfjorden in association with a local population of sibling voles which is the intermediate host for this parasite.

    WN.com - Articles related to Rabies toll up as dogs roam holiday haven 2010

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