dormouse
any small, furry-tailed, Old World rodent of the family Gliridae, resembling small squirrels in appearance and habits.
Origin of dormouse
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How to use dormouse in a sentence
Dormice are still eaten in some parts of Europe, and the Romans used to keep them as part of their live stock.
The Adventures of a Grain of Dust | Hallam HawksworthBeside these creatures there are the Dormice, several species of which animal inhabit Palestine at the present day.
Bible Animals; | J. G. WoodIn a similar way, dormice, squirrels, and bears grow very fat before they retire to some snug hole to sleep out the long winter.
Chatterbox, 1906 | VariousHarvest mice and dormice, although widely distributed, are not numerous, and the original English black rat is now rare.
Devonshire | Francis A. KnightOf these two species we only know the latter, as the dormice of France have no smell either good or bad.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VI (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
British Dictionary definitions for dormouse
/ (ˈdɔːˌmaʊs) /
any small Old World rodent of the family Gliridae, esp the Eurasian Muscardinus avellanarius, resembling a mouse with a furry tail
Origin of dormouse
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