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What (who) is edible dormouse - definition

SPECIES OF MAMMAL
Fat Dormouse; Myoxus; Glis glis; Edible Dormouse; G. glis; Fat doormouse; Myoxus glis; Glis Glis; Sciurus glis
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  • A house in [[Tring]], Hertfordshire, England, damaged by a fire attributed to ''Glis glis'' in 2015<ref name="berkhamstedtoday-2015" />
  • Map showing approximate distribution of ''Glis glis'' in England
  • 19th century illustration of ''Myoxus glis'' from  ''Iconographia Zoologica''
  • An edible dormouse.

edible dormouse         
GENUS OF MAMMALS
Fat dormouse; Fat dormice; Edible dormice; Edible dormouse
¦ noun a squirrel-like burrowing dormouse found in Europe and Asia Minor, sometimes farmed or hunted for food. [Glis glis.]
Glis (genus)         
GENUS OF MAMMALS
Fat dormouse; Fat dormice; Edible dormice; Edible dormouse
Glis is a genus of rodent that contains two extant species, both known as edible dormice or fat dormice: the European edible dormouse (Glis glis) and the Iranian edible dormouse (Glis persicus). It also contains a number of fossil species.
fat dormouse         
GENUS OF MAMMALS
Fat dormouse; Fat dormice; Edible dormice; Edible dormouse
¦ noun another term for edible dormouse.

Wikipedia

European edible dormouse

The European edible dormouse or European fat dormouse (Glis glis) is a large dormouse and one of only two living species in the genus Glis, found in most of Europe and parts of western Asia. Its name comes from the Romans, who ate them as a delicacy.

Examples of use of edible dormouse
1. Meet the glis glis or edible dormouse, which is causing havoc in homes across 200 square miles of England.