The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Arvicola \Arvicola\ n. a genus of mice in some classifications considered synonymous with Microtus. Syn: genus Arvicola. [WordNet 1.5]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Microtus n 1: voles of the northern hemisphere [syn: Microtus, genus Microtus]