fındıkfare

Turkish - English

Definition of fındıkfare in Turkish English dictionary

dormouse

I am tired like a dormouse. - Fındıkfaresi gibi yorgunum.

A person who sleeps a great deal, or who falls asleep readily (by analogy with the sound hibernation of the dormouse)

{n} a tribe of small animals which repose during winter

A dormouse is a small animal that looks like a mouse. It is found in southern England and Wales. dormice a small European mouse with a long furry tail. Any of 20 rodent species (family Gliridae) found throughout Eurasia and northern Africa. Dormice have large eyes, soft fur, rounded ears, and a hairy (sometimes bushy) tail. They live in trees, bushes, and rock walls and in nests of plant material. They eat fruit, nuts, birds' eggs, and some insects and small animals. Many species sleep for long periods, particularly in winter. The largest species, the edible dormouse (Glis glis), is gray and attains a maximum length of about 8 in. (20 cm), excluding the 6-in. (15-cm) tail

{i} type of small rodent which resembles a squirrel

so called because they are usually torpid in winter

They live in trees and feed on nuts, acorns, etc

small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather

A small European rodent of the genus Myoxus, of several species

Any of several species of small, mostly European rodents of the family Gliridae; also called Myoxidae or Muscardinidae by some taxonomists

Hyphenation

fın·dık·fa·re