slaapmuis

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of slaap (“sleep”) or slapen (“to sleep”) +‎ muis (“mouse”).

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Noun

slaapmuis m (plural slaapmuizen, diminutive slaapmuisje n)

  1. Any rodent of the family Gliridae (the dormice).
    Hyponyms: relmuis, zevenslaper

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