dormouse

noun4

1. •
   Any of several species of small, mostly European rodents of the family Gliridae.

   • Restoration such as this must work around wildlife habitats, and NR came to discover that almost the entire line was a haven for dormice. — 2021
2. •
   Glis glis (edible dormouse).
3. •
   (UK) Muscardinus avellanarius (hazel dormouse).
4. •
   (figurative) A person who sleeps a great deal, or who falls asleep readily (by analogy with the sound hibernation of the dormouse).