dormouse
Pronunciation:
/ˈdɔːmaʊs//ˈdɔɹmaʊs/noun
Definitions
Any of several species of small, mostly European rodents of the family Gliridae; also called Myoxidae or Muscardinidae by some taxonomists.
Glis glis, the edible dormouse
Muscardinus avellanarius, the hazel dormouse.
A person who sleeps a great deal, or who falls asleep readily (by analogy with the sound hibernation of the dormouse).