dormouse
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dormouse (ˈdɔːˌmaʊs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -mice | |
| any small Old World rodent of the family Gliridae, esp the Eurasian Muscardinus avellanarius, resembling a mouse with a furry tail | |
| [C15: dor-, perhaps from Old French dormir to sleep, from Latin dormīre + | |
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Dormouse
is always a great word to know.
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Word Origin & History
dormouse
c.1425, possibly from Anglo-Fr. *dormouse "tending to be dormant" (from stem of dormir "to sleep," see dormer), with the second element mistaken for mouse, or from a M.E. dial. compound of mouse and M.Fr. dormir. The rodent is inactive in winter. Fr. dormeuse, fem. of dormeur
"sleeper" is only attested from 17c.
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In the original text, the dormouse is forever falling asleep.
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