flindermouse

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noun

A bat (the mammal).

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Meanings

nounflindermouse (plural flindermice)

plural flindermice

  1. obsoleteA bat (the mammal).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bat

Origin

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

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Cite this entry
APA

flindermouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flindermouse

MLA

“flindermouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flindermouse. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flindermouse,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flindermouse.

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