Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for FLIT'TER-MOUSE
FLIT'TER-MOUSE, n. [Flit, flitter, and mouse; G. fledermaus.]
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.
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