flying mouse
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of flying mouse
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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JSW remains fondly-remembered for set-pieces like 'The Nightmare Room' – filled with ghostly housekeepers, Willy suddenly turns into a flying mouse and has to dodge giant feet.
From The Guardian • Jun. 3, 2014
In the meantime, through the little opening which had been made in the pedestal, there slipped out a lizard, after it a snake, then a flying mouse and finally a little devil.
From Caucasian Legends by Goulbat, Abraam Abraamovich
Aderke wanted to run and help the poor, poor woman-prisoner, but the flying mouse threw itself towards the entrance and having spread out its wings guarded with its own body its outrageous comrades.
From Caucasian Legends by Goulbat, Abraam Abraamovich
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