genus microtus

1. 1.

   voles of the northern hemisphere

   SynonymsMicrotus

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofCricetidae

Questions about genus microtus

What does genus microtus mean?

genus microtus means "voles of the northern hemisphere".

What is another word for genus microtus?

Close synonyms include Microtus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus microtus a common word?

genus microtus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.