"glacier mouse" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: glacier mice [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Icelandic jökla-mýs. Coined by geologist Jón Eythórsson in 1950. The Icelandic term appears only in plural form. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|is|jökla-mýs}} Calque of Icelandic jökla-mýs, {{coinage|en|Jón Eythórsson|in=1950|nobycat=1|occ=geologist|w=Jón Eyþórsson}} Coined by geologist Jón Eythórsson in 1950 Head templates: {{en-noun|glacier mice}} glacier mouse (plural glacier mice)
  1. (usually in the plural) A ball of moss, often surrounding a rock, that moves across a glacier. Tags: plural-normally
    Sense id: en-glacier_mouse-en-noun-o8Pr1e~p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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