lerot

noun

le·​rot

(ˈ)lā¦rō

plural -s

: any of several dormice of a genus (Eliomys) of southern Europe and northern Africa

Word History

Etymology

French lérot, from Middle French, from loir, from Latin glir-, glis dormouse

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