Dormouse definition

Dormouse

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WordNet

(1) Small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather

WiktionaryText

Unknown origin, though came to be associated with French .

Any of several species of small, mostly European rodents of the family Gliridae; also called Myoxidae or Muscardinidae by some taxonomists.
(Figurative) A person who sleeps a great deal, or who falls asleep readily (by analogy with the sound hibernation of the dormouse).