Term: meadow vole: widely distributed in grasslands of northern United States and Canada
Broader: wood rat: any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur grey above and white below with furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks) | Unrelated: mantis: predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer
Broader: wood rat: any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur grey above and white below with furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks) | Unrelated: cymbalist: a performer on the cymbals