Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Pl. glires (glī′ rēz). A kind of dormouse, Myoxus glis.
- noun [capitalized] A genus of dormice.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The type genus of the
Gliridae .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun type genus of the Gliridae
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Examples
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This was Glis glis – the continental fat dormouse, prized as a table delicacy by the Romans, present throughout Europe and as an introduced species in Britain.
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[5067] Castilio noteth, in the night, Diem ut glis odit, taedarum lucem super omnia mavult, she hateth the day like a dormouse, and above all things loves torches and candlelight, and if she must come abroad in the day, she covets, as [5068] in a mercer's shop, a very obfuscate and obscure sight.
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Rothschild also established the edible dormouse or Glis glis.
Archive 2006-12-01 tellurian 2006
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Rothschild also established the edible dormouse or Glis glis.
Lord Lionel Walter Rothschild tellurian 2006
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Early reports concerning the role of Gliricidia as a forage refer to its toxicity and certainly the derivation of the generic name (glis = doormouse, caedo = kill) implies a toxicity to rodents.
Chapter 3 1994
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Path: telnet glis. cr.usgs.gov/login: guest (2/94).
FAQ: Internet Sources of Government Informaiton, 2nd Edition Part 2 1994
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A great glis - tening domed construction, rising hundreds of feet, so it seemed, into the air.
Elric At The End of Time Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1984
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Then she stopped, looked around her at the beautifully patterned walls glis - tening with torchlight, the old shields of bronze and silver hung on them, the ancient, jeweled weapons.
Heir of Sea and Fire McKillip, Patricia A. 1977
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He wheeled behind her as she turned, facing the priestess, club upraised, fangs glis-tening.
The Moon Pool 1919
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This gentleman was returning from Mackinac, on the ice, with a train de glis, drawn by dogs.
Memoirs of 30 Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Schoolcraft, H R 1851
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