hazel dormouse
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English
28
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A small nocturnal dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius, with golden-brown fur and large black eyes.
Example Sentences
- "A volunteer checks a rare hazel dormouse as 20 breeding pairs were released into an undisclosed woodland location near Royal Leamington Spa in Warwickshire, UK."
- "This project involves construction of a railway crossing for wild hazel dormice on the Furness line (Lancashire), in a bid to save the endangered species from extinction, and it will be the first of its kind on the railway."