dormouse

(dôr′mo̵us′)

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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noun

Any of various small, squirrellike Old World rodents of the family Gliridae.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , probably alteration (influenced by mous, mouse)

Origin: of Anglo-Norman dormeus, inclined to sleep, hibernating

Origin: , from Old French dormir, to sleep; see dormant

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