"mossie" meaning in Afrikaans

See mossie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: mossies [plural], mossietjie [diminutive]
Etymology: From the diminutive of dialectal Dutch mos, a Hollandic byform of mus. Etymology templates: {{dercat|af|dum|odt|la|inh=2}}, {{inh|af|nl|mos}} Dutch mos Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|mossies|||||diminutive|mossietjie|||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} mossie (plural mossies, diminutive mossietjie), {{af-noun|mossies|mossietjie}} mossie (plural mossies, diminutive mossietjie)
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    Sense id: en-mossie-af-noun-BFTVJ6f6 Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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