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Related topics: Animalsdor·mouse /ˈdɔːmaʊs $ ˈdɔːr-/ noun (plural dormice) [countable] HBAa small European mouse with a long furry tail 榛睡鼠〔 产于欧洲，长有毛茸茸的长尾巴〕Examples from the Corpusdormouse• The mad hatter, the March hare and the dormouse.• Land managers are being encouraged to manage woodlands in ways which will favour the dormouse, including introducing nesting boxes.• She says: It would be a tragedy if the dormouse became extinct.• Other species covered by the programme include the dormouse, natterjack toad, red squirrel and stinking hawk's-beard.• Read in studio Conservationists are about to conduct a census of one of our rarest mammals - the dormouse.• The decline of the dormouse has mirrored the loss of ancient forests.Origin dormouse (1400-1500) Perhaps from French dormir “to sleep” + English mousedor·mouse nounChineseSyllable a European long tail furry mouse small a Corpus with |