Oriental dormouse

noun

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

Meanings

nounOriental dormouse (plural Oriental dormice)

plural Oriental dormice

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

    Synonyms: platacanthomyid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny member of the family Platacanthomyidae of rodents, of south Asia, southern China and adjacent Vietnam.

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