Plural of dormouse
irregular plural
The plural of dormouse is dormice.
Forms of dormouse
| Singular | dormouse /ˈdɔɹ.maʊs/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | dormice |
| Countable | countable |
Dormice in a sentence
- Restoration such as this must work around wildlife habitats, and NR came to discover that almost the entire line was a haven for dormice.2021 November 17, Andrew Mourant, “Okehampton: a new dawn for Dartmoor”, in RAIL, number 944, page 41
- But Orata’s oysters were, like the dormice and fish, collected in the wild, as spat.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 243. From the entry spat
- The several species of small mammals found at Tagay, such as dormice, talpids and hedgehogs, show close affinities to European taxa.2016 November 16, Hanneke Meijer, “Sunny steppes? A tiny parrot fossil suggests Siberia was once subtropical”, in The Guardian. From the entry talpid
Meaning of dormouse
- noun Any of several species of small, mostly European rodents of the family Gliridae.
- noun Glis glis (edible dormouse).
- noun Muscardinus avellanarius (hazel dormouse).
Plural with a vowel change
- mouse (mice)
Questions about the plural of dormouse
- What is the plural of dormouse?
- The plural of dormouse is dormice.
- Is dormouse countable?
- Dormouse is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: dormouse (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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