reremouse

reremouse
/rear"mows'/, n., pl. reremice. Archaic.
a bat.
[bef. 1100; ME reremous, OE hreremus, equiv. to hrere- (orig. uncert.; perh. akin to hreran to move) + mus MOUSE]

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