dormouse

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Synonyms: dormeuse, doghouse, mermouse, cormous, cormose, deermouse, formose

Antonyms: dormeuse, doghouse, mermouse, cormous, cormose, deermouse, formose

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. Any of several species of small, mostly [[European]] [[rodent]]s of the family {{taxfmt|Gliridae|family}}.
2. {{lb|en|figuratively}} A person who sleeps a great deal, or who falls asleep readily (by analogy with the sound hibernation of the dormouse).

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