Arvicoline

/ɑːrˈvɪkəlaɪn/ adjective

Relating to or belonging to voles, a type of small rodent that lives in fields and grasslands.

From Latin 'arvum' (field) + '-coline' (inhabitant), literally 'field-dweller.' The term was coined in the 19th century to describe rodents adapted to open field habitats.

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