reremouse

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noun

A bat (flying mammal).

OriginMiddle English reremous ← Old English hrēremūs →
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Meanings

nounreremouse (plural reremice)

plural reremice · alternative rearmouse · alternative reermouse

  1. archaicpoeticraregovernmentA bat (flying mammal).

    Argent, a reremouse sable,[…]

    1923, Notes and Queries, page 299

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bat

Origin

  1. Old Englishhrēremūs
  2. Middle Englishreremous
  3. Englishreremouse

From Middle English reremous, from Old English hrēremūs, hrœ̄remūs (“bat”). Related to rear (“to move, shake, stir”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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