The story
- Middle English · inherited fromwater mous
- English todaywater mouse
From Middle English water mous, watermowse, equivalent to water + mouse.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
water mouse
Today it means: Any of several species of rodents of the genus Hydromys, native to New Guinea and Australia, with strong hind legs and partially webbed toes. Full definition →
Middle English water mous