common dormouse

noun

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Hambach is home to 13 of those species, including the Bechstein’s bat and eight other species of bat, two species of toad, the agile frog (Rana dalmatina), and the endangered common dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius). National Geographic, 13 Apr. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1752, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of common dormouse was in 1752

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“Common dormouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20dormouse. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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