DORMOUSE

dormouse

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

dormouse (plural dormice)

Any of several species of small, mostly European rodents of the family Gliridae; also called Myoxidae or Muscardinidae by some taxonomists.

Glis glis, the edible dormouse

(UK) Muscardinus avellanarius, the hazel dormouse.

(figuratively) A person who sleeps a great deal, or who falls asleep readily (by analogy with the sound hibernation of the dormouse).

Source: Wiktionary

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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