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Dormouse
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Rodents:
Any of several
species
of small, mostly European
rodents
of the family Gliridae; also called Myoxidae or Muscardinidae by some taxonomists.
●
Glis
glis
, the
edible
dormouse
●
In British English:
Muscardinus avellanarius, the
hazel
dormouse.
●
In People & Sleep:
A person who
sleeps
a
great deal
, or who
falls asleep
readily
(by
analogy
with the
sound
hibernation
of the dormouse).
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
dormouse
English
dormous
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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