flittermouse

Noun

A bat (a flying mammal).

Origin / Etymology

From flitter + mouse (compare flickermouse, flindermouse), after Middle Dutch fleddermuys, vledermuys, vlermuys (Modern Dutch vleermuis), from vledderen, vlederen (“to flutter, float, hover”) + muys (“mouse”). Cognate with West Frisian flearmûs (“bat”), Middle Low German vledermūs (“bat”), German Fledermaus (“bat”), Swedish fladdermus (“bat”) and flädermus (“bat”). More at flitter, flutter, flatter, mouse.

Scrabble Score: 17

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flittermouse: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

flittermouse: valid Words With Friends Word