Definition of dormouse Dormouse
/dɔˈɹmawˌs/ - [dormaws] - dor•mouse
We found 5 definitions of dormouse from 4 different sources.
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What does dormouse mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: dormice |
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| dormouse - small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather | ||
| gnawer, rodent relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing | ||
| family gliridae, gliridae dormice and other Old World forms | ||
| glis glis, loir large European dormouse | ||
| hazel mouse, muscardinus avellanarius a variety of dormouse | ||
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Wiktionary 
- dormouse (Noun)
Any of several species of small, mostly European rodents of the family Gliridae; also called Myoxidae or Muscardinidae by some taxonomists. - dormouse (Noun)
A person who sleeps a great deal, or who falls asleep readily by analogy with the sound hibernation of the dormouse.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- dormouse (n.)
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.
Part of speech
🔤- dormouse, noun, singular of dormice.
