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Definition of "dormouse" [dor•mouse]

  • Any of various small, squirrellike Old World rodents of the family Gliridae. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "dormouse" in a sentence
  • "But by this time the dormouse was a very small animal, and has remained so ever since."
  • "At that time the dormouse was the largest animal in the world; when it stood up it looked like a mountain."
  • "At last, however, the animal now called a dormouse, which was then the largest gnawing animal existing, was persuaded to go."
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