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What is a dormouse?

What is a dormouse? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Any of several species of small, mostly European rodents of the family Gliridae; also called Myoxidae or Muscardinidae by some taxonomists.
  2. Glis glis, the edible dormouse
  3. (Britain) Muscardinus avellanarius, the hazel dormouse.
  4. (figuratively) A person who sleeps a great deal, or who falls asleep readily (by analogy with the sound hibernation of the dormouse).
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The garden dormouse is notorious for finding its way into vehicles.
The desert dormouse has been observed during the day but is active primarily during the night, when temperatures are cooler.
Here you can learn many fascinating details about the tradition of dormouse hunting.
In the forests, the fat dormouse is settling down to a long, lazy dream that'll go on until spring.
Still other families of the Myomorpha include the dormouse, jumping mouse, and jerboa.
You may encounter a red squirrel, a mole, or even a dormouse on your rambles.

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