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Webster 1913 Edition
Flittermouse
Flit′ter-mouseˊ
,Noun.
(Zool.)
A bat; – called also
flickermouse
, flindermouse
, and flintymouse
. Webster 1828 Edition
Flittermouse
FLIT'TERMOUSE
,Noun.
A bat; an animal that has the fur of a mouse, and membranes which answer the purpose of wings, and enable the animal to sustain itself in a fluttering flight.
Definition 2024
flittermouse
flittermouse
See also: flitter-mouse
English
Alternative forms
- flitter-mouse, flettermouse, fluttermouse, flear-mouse
Noun
flittermouse (plural flittermice)
- (now chiefly dialectal) A bat; a reremouse; flindermouse.
- 1891, Conway Lloyd Morgan, Animal sketches:
- I thank thee, gentle flittermouse, for these so pleasant memories. Have you ever caught and examined a flittermouse?
- 1891, Conway Lloyd Morgan, Animal sketches:
Translations
bat — see bat