单词 | reremice |
释义 | reremice in British Englishplural noun reremouse reremouse in British English or rearmouse (ˈrɪəˌmaʊs) nounWord forms: plural -mice an archaic or dialect word for bat2 Word origin Old English hrēremūs, probably from hrēran to move + mūs mousebat in British English 2 (bæt) noun 1. any placental mammal of the order Chiroptera, being a nocturnal mouselike animal flying with a pair of membranous wings (patagia). The group is divided into the Megachiroptera (fruit bats) and Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats) ▶ Related adjective: chiropteran 2. derogatory, slang an irritating or eccentric woman (esp in the phrase old bat) 3. blind as a bat 4. have bats in the belfry 5. like a bat out of hell Derived forms batlike (ˈbatlike) adjective Word origin C14 bakke, probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse ledhrblaka leather-flapper, Swedish dialect natt-batta night bat |
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