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dormouse

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈdɔɹ.maʊs/Part of speech nounSorted demoorsuStarts with DEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather

Word origin

From Middle English dormowse, of uncertain origin. Possibly from a dialectal *dor-, from Old Norse dár (“benumbed”) + mous (“mouse”). More at doze, mouse.

Used in a sentence

  • Restoration such as this must work around wildlife habitats, and NR came to discover that almost the entire line was a haven for dormice.

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