reremouse
[reer-mous]
- a bat.
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Origin of reremouse
before 1100; Middle English reremous, Old English hrēremūs, equivalent to hrēre- (origin uncertain; perhaps akin to hrēran to move) + mūs mouse
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reremouse
rearmouse
- an archaic or dialect word for bat 2
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Word Origin
Old English hrēremūs, probably from hrēran to move + mūs mouse
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