"hazel dormouse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hazel dormice [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|hazel dormice}} hazel dormouse (plural hazel dormice)
  1. A small nocturnal dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius, with golden-brown fur and large black eyes. Wikipedia link: hazel dormouse Categories (lifeform): Rodents Synonyms (Synonym): common dormouse

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