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flindermouse

flindermouse noun: a bat (the mammal).

Noun

flindermouse (plural flindermice)

  1. (obsolete) A bat (the mammal).

Forms of flindermouse

pluralflindermice

Origin of flindermouse

From flinder (“moth, butterfly”) + mouse. Compare Dutch vlinder (“butterfly”). Compare also flittermouse, flinder.

Questions about flindermouse

What does flindermouse mean?
Flindermouse means a bat (the mammal).
What part of speech is flindermouse?
Flindermouse is a noun.
What is the plural of flindermouse?
The plural of flindermouse is flindermice.

Words near flindermouse in the dictionary

  1. flinchy
  2. flinder
  3. flindered
  4. flindering
  5. flindermice
  6. flindermouse
  7. flinders
  8. Flinders bar
  9. Flinders bars
  10. Flinders grass
  11. Flinders grasses

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