an agile mouse-like rodent with a hairy or bushy tail, found in Africa and Eurasia. Some kinds are noted for spending long periods in hibernation 睡鼠
Family Gliridae: several genera and species, including the common or hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) and the fat dormouse 睡鼠科: 数属,数种,包括普通睡鼠(或榛睡鼠)(拉丁名Muscardinus avellanarius)和胖睡鼠
语源
late Middle English: of unknown origin, but associated with French dormir or Latin dormire 'to sleep' and mouse