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{{Taxonomy|image = Microtus agrestis.jpg|kingdom = Animalia|phylum = [[Chordata]]|subphylum = [[Vertebrata]]|class = [[Mammalia]]|order = [[Rodentia]]|family = Cricetidae|subfamily = Arvicolinae|genus =
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The name '''vole''' is short for the archaic word volemouse, which may come from Norwegian ''vollmus'', from the Old Norse ''völlr'', field and Old Norse ''mūs'', mouse.
The name '''vole''' is short for the archaic word volemouse, which may come from Norwegian ''vollmus'', from the Old Norse ''völlr'', field and Old Norse ''mūs'', mouse.