dormice

Variant of dormouse

noun pl. dormice

any of a family (Gliridae) of small, furry-tailed, mostly tree-dwelling Old World rodents

Origin: ME dormous ? altered by folk etym. (after mous, mouse) < OFr dormeuse, sleepy, sluggish < dormir: see dormant

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