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dormice
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Dormice
(gcide) | Dormouse \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.] (Zool.)
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.
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Dormice
(gcide) | Dormouse \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.] (Zool.)
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.
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