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dormouse Definition

dor·mouse (dôrmo̵us′)

noun pl. -·mice′-mīs′

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

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

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.

Browse dictionary entries near dormouse

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  3. dormer
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  7. dork
  8. Doris
  9. Doric
  10. Dorian
  1. dormy
  2. dornick
  3. Dorothea
  4. Dorothy
  5. dorp
  6. dorsa
  7. dorsad
  8. dorsal
  9. dorsal lip
  10. dorsal root