reremouse

English

Alternative forms

• rearmouse, reermouse

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English reremous, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English hrēremūs, hrērmūs (“bat”), equivalent to rear (“to move, shake, stir”) +‎ mouse.

Noun

reremouse (plural reremice)

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

Anagrams

• reermouse