dormouse
English
Etymology
From Middle English dormous, of uncertain origin. Possibly from dor-, from Old Norse dár (“benumbed”) + mous (“mouse”). More at doze, mouse.
The word is sometimes considered to come from an Anglo-Norman derivative of Old French dormir (“to sleep”), but no such Anglo-Norman word is known to have existed.[1]
Pronunciation
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Noun
dormouse (plural dormice)
- Any of several species of small, mostly European rodents of the family Gliridae; also called Myoxidae or Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. by some taxonomists.
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- Glis glis, the edible dormouse
- (UK) Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., the hazel dormouse.
- (figuratively) A person who sleeps a great deal, or who falls asleep readily (by analogy with the sound hibernation of the dormouse).
Derived terms
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Translations
rodent
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A person who sleeps a great deal
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References
- ^ Random House Dictionary, dormouse.
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