Crossword clues for dormice
dormice
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dormouse \Dor"mouse\, n.; pl. Dormice. [Perh. fr. F. dormir to sleep (Prov. E. dorm to doze) + E. mouse; or perh. changed fr. F. dormeuse, fem., a sleeper, though not found in the sense of a dormouse.] (Zo["o]l.) A small European rodent of the genus Myoxus, of several species. They live in trees and feed on nuts, acorns, etc.; -- so called because they are usually torpid in winter.
Wiktionary
n. (dormouse English)
WordNet
See dormouse
n. small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather
[also: dormice (pl)]
Usage examples of "dormice".
They were giant rodents, the extravagant relations of dormice and rats.
Most were not about little, soft-furred moles, adorable little dormice, gambolling rabbits or playful squirrels but were blunt, realistic descriptions of the animals that they knew so much about far more than I ever would.
Chapter 61 How A Gardener May Get Rid Of The Dormice That Eat His Peaches.
The rodents, too, were diversifying, with the appearance of the first gophers, beavers, dormice and hamsters, a great diversity of squirrels—and the first rats.