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garden dormouse

garden dormouse noun: a rodent in the Gliridae (dormouse) family, Eliomys quercinus, native to parts of Europe, especially southern Europe.

garden dormouse: a rodent in the Gliridae (dormouse) family, Eliomys quercinus, native to parts of Europe,...
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Noun

garden dormouse (plural garden dormice)

  1. A rodent in the Gliridae (dormouse) family, Eliomys quercinus, native to parts of Europe, especially southern Europe.
    Synonyms:
    lerot

Synonyms of garden dormouse

Forms of garden dormouse

pluralgarden dormice

Questions about garden dormouse

What does garden dormouse mean?
Garden dormouse means a rodent in the Gliridae (dormouse) family, Eliomys quercinus, native to parts of Europe, especially southern Europe.
What part of speech is garden dormouse?
Garden dormouse is a noun.
What is the plural of garden dormouse?
The plural of garden dormouse is garden dormice.

Words near garden dormouse in the dictionary

  1. Garden County
  2. garden cress
  3. garden cresses
  4. garden croton
  5. garden dormice
  6. garden dormouse
  7. garden eel
  8. garden eels
  9. garden egg
  10. garden eggs
  11. garden endive

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