dormouse

[dawr-mous]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

plural

dormice

any small, furry-tailed, Old World rodent of the family Gliridae, resembling small squirrels in appearance and habits.

dormouse

/ ˈ��ɔːˌ��ʊ�� /

noun

any small Old World rodent of the family Gliridae , esp the Eurasian Muscardinus avellanarius, resembling a mouse with a furry tail

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dormouse¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English dormowse, dormoise; etymology obscure; perhaps Anglo-French derivative of Old French dormir “to sleep,” with final syllable reanalyzed as mouse, but no such Anglo-French word is known; dormant, mouse

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dormouse¹

C15: dor-, perhaps from Old French dormir to sleep, from Latin ��ǰ��ī�� + _mouse

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Workers planted 285,000 trees to mitigate its significant environmental impact and creatures including bats, dormice and great crested newts have also been moved.

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Creatures including bats, dormice and great crested newts have also been moved.

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Creatures, including bats, dormice and great crested newts, have also been moved.

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Ten tiny hazel dormice have been given the all-clear by wildlife vets ahead of their release into the wild next month.

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"While the Romans had to wait centuries for pasta, they chowed down on dormice in fish sauce," he said.

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Dormont dornase alfa

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