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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
FLIT'TERMOUSE, n. [Flit, flitter and mouse.]
A bat; an animal that has the fur of a mouse, and membranes which answer the purpose of wings, and enable the animal to sustain itself in a fluttering flight.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Pipistrel Pi*pis"trel, Pipistrelle Pip`i*strelle", n. [F. pipistrelle, It. pipistrello.] (Zo["o]l.) A small European bat (Vesperugo pipistrellus); -- called also flittermouse.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Flittermouse Flit"ter*mouse`, n. [Flitter, v.i. + mouse; cf. G. fledermaus, OHG. fledarm[=u]s. Cf. Flickermouse, Flindermouse.] (Zo["o]l.) A bat; -- called also flickermouse, flindermouse, and flintymouse.
Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms
n. Bat, flindermouse, flickermouse.
