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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary dor·mouse ETYMOLOGY Middle English dormowse, perhaps from Anglo-French dormir + Middle English mous mouse DATE 15th century : any of numerous small Old World rodents (especially family Myoxidae) that are intermediate in form and behavior between mice and squirrels English Etymology 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.http://M.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 dormouse dor·mouse / 5dC:maus; NAmE 5dC:rm- / noun(pl. dor·mice / -mais / ) a small animal like a mouse, with a tail covered in fur 睡鼠 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: spiny dormouse , or dormouse phalanger , or dormouse opossum , or edible dormouse, or fat dormouse dor·mouse \ˈdȯrˌmau̇s\ noun (plural dor·mice \-mīs\) Etymology: Middle English dormowse, perhaps from French dormir to sleep + Middle English mowse, mous mouse; from its cold-weather torpidity — more at dormant , mouse : any of numerous small Old World rodents of the family Gliridae that resemble small squirrels, live in trees, feed on nuts and acorns, become torpid in cold weather, and yield a velvety fur used in trimming — see lerot , loir |
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