flittermouse
flittermouse · flittermice
A batA bat (a flying mammal).
» The Swallow, the Sparrow, the Jay, the Jackdaw and the Bat (Flittermouse) fly around the house.
Meaning
1 senses(dialectal)A bat (a flying mammal).
Examples
1 sentencesThe Swallow, the Sparrow, the Jay, the Jackdaw and the Bat (Flittermouse) fly around the house.
Origin
From flitter + mouse (compare flickermouse, flindermouse), after Middle Dutch fleddermuys,From flitter + mouse (compare flickermouse, flindermouse), after Middle Dutch fleddermuys, vledermuys, vlermuys (Modern Dutch vleermuis), from vledderen, vlederen (“to flutter, float, hover”) + muys (“mouse”). Cognate with West Frisian flearmûs (“bat”), Middle Low German vledermūs (“bat”), German Fledermaus (“bat”), Swedish fladdermus (“bat”) and flädermus (“bat”). More at flitter, flutter, flatter, mouse.
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Forms
plural: flittermiceLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular