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flittermouse

/flit-er-mous/US // ˈflɪt ərˌmaʊs //UK // (ˈflɪtəˌmaʊs) //

鹦鹉螺,鹦鹉学舌,鹦鹉,鹦鹉螺号

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural flit·ter·mice [flit-er-mahys]. /ˈflɪt ərˌmaɪs/.

    • : bat.

Examples

  • Coming out of the candle-light, I blinked like a flittermouse.

  • Flittermouse in a rage went straight to the constable and denounced his patron as a sheep-stealer.

  • Indeed, as he spoke a flittermouse scurried through the air within a foot of her ear.

  • One of the strangest things about the flittermouse is its voice.

  • Over all the jackdaws chime and chatter, for it is their home now, and they share it with the owl and the flittermouse.