Meanings
plural hazel dormice
- A small nocturnal dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius, with golden-brown fur and large black eyes.
A volunteer checks a rare hazel dormouse as 20 breeding pairs were released into an undisclosed woodland location near Royal Leamington Spa in Warwickshire, UK.
2018 June 15, The Guardian1 more example
This project involves construction of a railway crossing for wild hazel dormice on the Furness line (Lancashire), in a bid to save the endangered species from extinction, and it will be the first of its kind on the railway.
2022 February 23, Daisy Chapman-Chamberlain, “Ground-breaking rail innovation goes international”, in RAIL, number 951, page 35Synonyms: common dormouse
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small nocturnal dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius, with golden-brown fur and large black eyes.
Translations
Dutch hazelmuis
- hazelmuissmall nocturnal dormouse
Italian moscardino
- moscardinosmall nocturnal dormouse
Turkish fındık faresi, fındık sıçanı
- fındık faresismall nocturnal dormouse
- fındık sıçanısmall nocturnal dormouse
Cite this entry
hazel dormouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hazel%20dormouse
“hazel dormouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hazel%20dormouse. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hazel dormouse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hazel%20dormouse.
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