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Muscardinus

noun

a genus of Gliridae

• Syn: ↑genus Muscardinus

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Gliridae, ↑family Gliridae

• Member Meronyms: ↑hazel mouse, ↑Muscardinus avellanarius

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\\-dīnəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from French muscardin, muscadin musk-scented lozenge, hazel mouse, from muscat musky, from Provençal — more at muscat

: a genus of dormice (family Gliridae) comprising the hazel mouse and related small mice

Useful english dictionary. 2012.