reremouse

[ reer-mous ]

noun,plural rere·mice.Archaic.
  1. a bat.

Origin of reremouse

1
before 1100; Middle English reremous,Old English hrēremūs, equivalent to hrēre- (origin uncertain; perhaps akin to hrēran to move) + mūsmouse

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British Dictionary definitions for reremouse

reremouse

rearmouse

/ (ˈrɪəˌmaʊs) /


nounplural -mice
  1. an archaic or dialect word for bat 2

Origin of reremouse

1
Old English hrēremūs, probably from hrēran to move + mūs mouse

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