Definition of Dormause
Dor"mouse (?), n.; pl.
Dormice (#). [Perh. fr. F. dormir to sleep
(Prov. E. dorm to doze) + E. mouse; or perh. changed
fr. F. dormeuse, fem., a sleeper, though not found in the
sense of a dormouse.] (Zoöl.) A small
European rodent of the genus Myoxus, of several species. They
live in trees and feed on nuts, acorns, etc.; -- so called because
they are usually torpid in winter.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A rodent of the family Gliridae.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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