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Noun: dormouse (dormice)  'dor,maws
  1. Small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather

Derived forms: dormice

Type of: gnawer, rodent

Part of: family Gliridae, Gliridae

Encyclopedia: Dormouse