dormouse
dormouse
Definition
dor·mouse (dôr′mo̵us′)
dormouse
Usage Examples
Converse of subject
- post: Posted by dormouse ( 31st May 2004, 20:17 ) As a Hugo *and* Nebula winner, I expected this to be good.
Converse of object
- stuff: We started by making ' stuffed dormouse ' , which was a Roman delicacy.
- include: The dense regrowth of younger woodland is much favored by small mammals including dormice.
- find: In the case of dormice these marks are quite distinctive and finding dormouse eaten nuts forms the basis of our survey.
- say: In response, Costain fenced off areas where it said the dormice were living, and have continued work around it.
- hibernate: Campaigners, in response, highlighted the presence of hibernating dormice in the woodland.
- protect: Protect a dormouse By sponsoring 100m2 of new woodland you can help create habitat for the shy and enchanting dormouse.
Adjective modifier
- edible: Also, edible dormice can make a whistling sounds at short intervals over long periods, which announce their willingness to mate.
- hazel: The hazel dormouse, which has disappeared from many areas of the country in recent decades, is being restored to its historic habitats.
- rare: The woodland is mainly hazel coppice and is home to the rare Dormouse.
- common: Ancient woodland shelters the common dormouse, now, alas, becoming rare.
- little: He reminds me of a little dormouse, the way he curls up, with his little feet all tucked up.
- endangered: During the winter, this will involve coppicing the specially managed woodland, which is home to the endangered Dormouse.
Modifies a noun
- habitat: Now the dormice habitat information has been added to this review.
- population: Enhance dormouse populations in all the counties where they still occur.
- box: Building new homes King's Wood, Challock has seen the erection of 50 new dormouse boxes.
- nest: We should be ready to start putting up dormouse nest tubes in some areas later in the spring.
- survey: A positive result from the dormouse survey mean that the needs of this species have now been incorporated in to the management plan.
- tube: We should be ready to start putting up dormouse nest tubes in some areas later in the spring.
