| Pronunciation: | | 'dor`maws
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| | Definition: | | [n] small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather |
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| | See Also: | | family Gliridae, Gliridae, Glis glis, gnawer, gnawing animal, hazel mouse, lerot, loir, Muscardinus avellanarius, rodent |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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