DORMICE

DORMOUSE

dormouse

(noun) small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

dormice

plural of dormouse

Anagrams

• microed, midcore

Source: Wiktionary


DORMOUSE

Dor"mouse, n.; pl. Dormice. Etym: [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.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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