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rattlemouse

rattlemouse noun: a bat (the animal).

Noun

rattlemouse (plural rattlemice)

  1. (obsolete) A bat (the animal).
    • the tale of the Rattlemouſe who in the warres proclaimed betweene - the foure footed beaſts , and the birdes, beyng ſent for by Lyon to be at his muſters, excuſed himself for that he was a foule and flew with winges : and beyng ſent for by the Eagle to serue him, sayd that he was a foure footed...1588, George Puttenham, The Arte of English Poesie

Forms of rattlemouse

pluralrattlemice

Questions about rattlemouse

What does rattlemouse mean?
Rattlemouse means a bat (the animal).
What part of speech is rattlemouse?
Rattlemouse is a noun.
What is the plural of rattlemouse?
The plural of rattlemouse is rattlemice.

Words near rattlemouse in the dictionary

  1. rattlehead
  2. rattleheaded
  3. rattleheads
  4. rattleless
  5. rattlemice
  6. rattlemouse
  7. rattlepate
  8. rattlepated
  9. rattlepates
  10. rattlepod
  11. rattlepods

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