HyperDic: dormouse

English > 1 sense of the word dormouse:
NOUNanimaldormousesmall furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather
dormouse > pronunciation
Soundsdao'rmaw.s
Rhymesalehouse ... whorehouse: 54 rhymes with aws...
English > dormouse: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningsmall furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather.
Member ofGliridae, family Gliridaedormice and other Old World forms
Narrowerhazel mouse, Muscardinus avellanariusA variety of dormouse
lerotdormouse of southern Europe and northern Africa
loir, Glis glislarge European dormouse
Broaderrodent, gnawerrelatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
Spanishgliridae, lirón
Catalanliró

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