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单词 dormouse
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dormouse

/ˈdɔːmaʊs /
noun (plural dormice)
An agile mouse-like rodent with a hairy or bushy tail, found in Africa and Eurasia. Some kinds are noted for spending long periods in hibernation.
  • Family Myoxidae: several genera and species, including the common (or hazel) dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) and the fat dormouse.
Foxes, rabbits, harvest mice, house mice, dormice, shrews, weasels, and voles all depend on the hedgerows as a place to breed, hunt or shelter....
  • It has several cousins on the continent, including the edible dormouse, the garden dormouse and the forest dormouse.
  • It's precious for wildlife too, sheltering dormice, water voles, bats, and innumerable birds including barn owls.

Origin

Late Middle English: of unknown origin, but associated with French dormir or Latin dormire 'to sleep' and mouse.

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