vole

US /voʊl/
UK /voʊl/
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woelmuis

a small, mouse-like rodent with a stouter body, a shorter hairy tail, and a rounder head than a mouse, typically living in burrows

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The farmer found a vole burrowing in his field.
De boer vond een woelmuis die in zijn veld groef.
Voles are often mistaken for mice, but they have shorter tails.
Woelmuizen worden vaak verward met muizen, maar ze hebben kortere staarten.