dormouse
noun
any small, furry-tailed, Old World rodent of the family Gliridae, resembling small squirrels in appearance and habits.
dormice
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pluralof dormouse.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Suffolk County Council demanded information about the impact on hedgerows, which are home to bats and dormice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025
The country is now embarking on an expensive building boom, sparking outrage at unsightly transmission towers and the potential harm to bats, dormice and other local wildlife.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025
Mr Gow, who is working to rewild 150 acres of his own land near Launceston, said he had also legally reintroduced species including beavers, dormice, 25,000 water voles and glow-worms.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025
Workers planted 285,000 trees to mitigate its significant environmental impact and creatures including bats, dormice and great crested newts have also been moved.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2025
The rafters of Cavern Hole rang to the excited buzz and laughter of the assembled creatures: hedgehogs, moles, squirrels, woodland creatures and mice of all kinds—fieldmice, hedgemice, dormice, even a family of poor little churchmice.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
