rattlemouse

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noun

A bat (the animal).

Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounrattlemouse (plural rattlemice)

plural rattlemice

  1. obsoleteA bat (the animal).
    1 more example

    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 beaſt[…]

    1588, George Puttenham, The Arte of English Poesie

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bat
Cite this entry
APA

rattlemouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rattlemouse

MLA

“rattlemouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rattlemouse. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rattlemouse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rattlemouse.

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