dormouse

/ˌdɔrˈmaʊs/
/ˈdɔmaʊs/
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Other forms: dormice

Definitions of dormouse
  1. noun
    small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather
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    types:
    Glis glis, loir
    large European dormouse
    Muscardinus avellanarius, hazel mouse
    a variety of dormouse
    lerot
    dormouse of southern Europe and northern Africa
    type of:
    gnawer, rodent
    relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
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