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Webster 1913 Edition


Campagnol


Camˊpaˊgnol′

,
Noun.
[F. , fr.
campagne
field.]
(Zool.)
A mouse (
Arvicala agrestis
), called also
meadow mouse
, which often does great damage in fields and gardens, by feeding on roots and seeds.

Definition 2024


campagnol

campagnol

English

Noun

campagnol (plural campagnols)

  1. (archaic) A mouse (Arvicala agrestis) that often does great damage in fields and gardens, by feeding on roots and seeds.
    • 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.


French

Noun

campagnol m (plural campagnols)

  1. vole