Found 2 items, similar to dormouse.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: dormouse dormouse n : small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather [also: dormice (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Dormouse Dormouse \Dor"mouse\, n.; pl. Dormice. [Perh. fr. F. dormir to sleep (Prov. E. dorm to doze) + E. mouse; or perh. changed fr. F. dormeuse, fem., a sleeper, though not found in the sense of a dormouse.] (Zo["o]l.) A small European rodent of the genus Myoxus, of several species. They live in trees and feed on nuts, acorns, etc.; -- so called because they are usually torpid in winter. [1913 Webster]