DORMOUSE


Meaning of DORMOUSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdȯr-ˌmau̇s ]

noun

( plural dor·mice -ˌmīs)

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.