muscardin

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noun

The common European dormouse.

OriginFrench muscadin ← Latin muscus →
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Meanings

nounmuscardin (plural muscardins)

plural muscardins · alternative muscardine

  1. archaicThe common European dormouse.

Origin

  1. Latinmuscus“musk”
  2. Frenchmuscadin“a musk-scented lozenge”
  3. Englishmuscardin

From French muscadin (“a musk-scented lozenge”), from muscade (“nutmeg”), from Latin muscus (“musk”), so called from its odour. See muscadel.

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APA

muscardin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muscardin

MLA

“muscardin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muscardin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “muscardin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muscardin.

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