About The Word Dormouse
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Dormouse
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What's The Definition Of Dormouse?
[n] small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather
Synonyms | Synonyms for Dormouse: Related Terms | Find terms related to Dormouse: See Also | family Gliridae | Gliridae | Glis glis | gnawer | gnawing animal | hazel mouse | lerot | loir | Muscardinus avellanarius | rodent Dormouse In Webster's Dictionary \Dor"mouse\, n.; pl. {Dormice}. [Perh. fr. F. dormir to
sleep (Prov. E. dorm to doze) + E. mouse; or perh. changed
fr. F. dormeuse, fem., a sleeper, though not found in the
sense of a dormouse.] (Zo["o]l.)
A small European rodent of the genus {Myoxus}, of several
species. They live in trees and feed on nuts, acorns, etc.;
-- so called because they are usually torpid in winter.
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