Dormouse vs. Loir

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

Glis glis, the edible dormouse

(UK) Muscardinus avellanarius, the hazel dormouse.

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

A small European rodent of the genus Myoxus, of several species. They live in trees and feed on nuts, acorns, etc.; - so called because they are usually torpid in winter.

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

A dormouse is a rodent of the family Gliridae (this family is also variously called Myoxidae or Muscardinidae by different taxonomists). Dormice are nocturnal animals found in Africa, Asia, and Europe, and are particularly known for their long periods of hibernation.As only one species of dormouse – the hazel dormouse – is native to the United Kingdom, in everyday English usage can refer either to that one species or to the family as a whole.

Example: ‘dormouse’;

(dated) dormouse

A large European dormouse (Myoxus glis).

large European dormouse

The Loir (French pronunciation: [lwaʁ] (listen)) is a 319 km (198 mi) long river in western France. It is a left tributary of the Sarthe.