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Oriental dormouse

Oriental dormouse noun: any member of the family Platacanthomyidae of rodents, of south Asia, southern China and adjacent Vietnam.

oriental dormouse: any member of the family Platacanthomyidae of rodents, of south Asia, southern China and adjacent...
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Noun

Oriental dormouse (plural Oriental dormice)

  1. Any member of the family Platacanthomyidae of rodents, of south Asia, southern China and adjacent Vietnam.
    Synonyms:
    platacanthomyid

Synonyms of Oriental dormouse

Forms of Oriental dormouse

pluralOriental dormice

Questions about Oriental dormouse

What does Oriental dormouse mean?
Oriental dormouse means any member of the family Platacanthomyidae of rodents, of south Asia, southern China and adjacent Vietnam.
What part of speech is Oriental dormouse?
Oriental dormouse is a noun.
What is the plural of Oriental dormouse?
The plural of Oriental dormouse is Oriental dormice.

Words near Oriental dormouse in the dictionary

  1. oriental dance
  2. oriental dances
  3. Oriental darter
  4. Oriental darters
  5. Oriental dormice
  6. Oriental dormouse
  7. Oriental fruit moth
  8. Oriental fruit moths
  9. Oriental giant squirrel
  10. Oriental giant squirrels
  11. Oriental greenfinch

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