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Definition of Dormouse

Dormouse
Dormouse 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.

Meaning of Dormouse from wikipedia

- A dormouse is a rodent of the family Gliridae (this family is also variously called Myoxidae or Muscardinidae by different taxonomists). Dormice are nocturnal...
- The European edible dormouse also known as the European dormouse or European fat dormouse (Glis glis) is a large dormouse and one of only two living species...
- The hazel dormouse or common dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) is a small dormouse species native to Europe and the only living species in the genus...
- The Dormouse is a character in "A Mad Tea-Party", Chapter VII from the 1865 novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. The Dormouse sat...
- eastern Africa and is also known as the African dormouse, African dwarf dormouse, African pygmy dormouse, or colloquially as micro squirrel. Found in limited...
- The garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus) is a species of dormouse native to Europe. The garden dormouse is gray or brown, with a whitish underside. It...
- The forest dormouse (Dryomys nitedula) is a species of rodent in the family Gliridae found in eastern Europe, the Balkans and parts of western Central...
- The ****anese dormouse (Glirulus ****onicus) is a species of rodent in the family Gliridae endemic to ****an. It is the only extant species within the genus...
- African dormouse, Graphiurus angolensis Christy's dormouse, Graphiurus christyi Jentink's dormouse, Graphiurus cr****icaudatus Johnston's African dormouse, Graphiurus...
- The Chapa pygmy dormouse or Vietnamese pygmy dormouse (Typhlomys cinereus chapensis) is a rodent endemic to Vietnam. It is listed as a critically endangered...