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Pronunciation: [dˈɔːmɪs] (IPA)

Dormice are a group of small rodents that are often found in trees and bushes. These adorable creatures are known for their hibernation habits and have become a popular subject of children's stories. There are several synonyms for dormice, including glirids, hazel mice, and dormouse-like rodents. Glirids are similar to dormice but are native to Eurasia and differ slightly in appearance. Hazel mice, on the other hand, are found in Europe and North Africa and have a slightly different body shape. Dormouse-like rodents include animals such as the African dormouse and the Japanese dormouse, which share many characteristics with the European dormouse but differ in size and habitat.
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There, with his mask made virtuous, came the fox, Talking of landscape while he thought of meat; Blood-loving weasels, honey-harrying brocks, Stoats, and the mice that build among the wheat, Dormice, and moles with little hands for feet, The water-rat that gnaws the yellow flag, Toads from the stone and merrows from the quag.
"King Cole"
John Masefield
Inside the cage were various animals, living on the most friendly terms with each other-a little dog, in a smart coat, playing with several small white rats, a monkey hugging a little white kitten, a white cat, which had been dyed a brilliant yellow, superintending the sports of a number of mice and Dormice; and a duck, a hen, and a guinea-pig, which were conversing together in one corner of the cage.
"A Peep Behind the Scenes"
Mrs. O. F. Walton
Afterwards the tables were covered with meats, antelopes with their horns, peacocks with their feathers, whole sheep cooked in sweet wine, haunches of she-camels and buffaloes, hedgehogs with garum, fried grasshoppers, and preserved Dormice.
"Salammbo"
Gustave Flaubert

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