"flindermouse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flindermice [plural]
Etymology: From flinder (“moth, butterfly”) + mouse. Compare Dutch vlinder (“butterfly”). Compare also flittermouse, flinder. Etymology templates: {{af|en|flinder|mouse|t1=moth, butterfly}} flinder (“moth, butterfly”) + mouse, {{cog|nl|vlinder||butterfly}} Dutch vlinder (“butterfly”), {{m|en|flittermouse}} flittermouse, {{m|en|flinder}} flinder Head templates: {{en-noun|flindermice}} flindermouse (plural flindermice)
  1. (obsolete) A bat (the mammal). Tags: obsolete Categories (lifeform): Bats

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for flindermouse meaning in English (1.6kB)

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