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dormouse

noun
🔊/ˈdɔːmaʊs/
🔊/ˈdɔːrmaʊs/
(plural dormice
🔊/ˈdɔːmaɪs/
🔊/ˈdɔːrmaɪs/
)
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  1. a small animal like a mouse, with a tail covered in fur睡鼠Topics Animalsc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: of unknown origin, but associated with French dormir or Latin dormire ‘to sleep’ and mouse.