■ noun ( plural dormice ) an agile mouse-like rodent with a bushy tail. [ Muscardinus avellanarius and other species, family Gliridae.]
Origin
ME: of unknown origin, but assoc. with Fr. dormir or L. dormire 'to sleep'.
■ noun ( plural dormice ) an agile mouse-like rodent with a bushy tail. [ Muscardinus avellanarius and other species, family Gliridae.]
Origin
ME: of unknown origin, but assoc. with Fr. dormir or L. dormire 'to sleep'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004