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From flinder (“moth, butterfly”) + mouse. Compare Dutch vlinder (“butterfly”). Compare also flittermouse, flinder.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
flindermouse
Today it means: A bat (the mammal). Full definition →
Today it means: A bat (the mammal). Full definition →
From flinder (“moth, butterfly”) + mouse. Compare Dutch vlinder (“butterfly”). Compare also flittermouse, flinder.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.