Reremouse

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A bat (flying mammal). archaic, poetic, rare

    "Argent, a reremouse sable,[…]"

Synonyms

All synonyms
bat

Etymology

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

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