from flitter + mouse, after Middle Dutch fleddermuys, vledermuys, vlermuys (Modern Dutch vleermuis), from Middle Dutch vledderen, vlederen to flutter, float, hover + muys mouse. Cognate with West Frisian flearmûs bat, Middle Low German vledermūs bat, German Fledermaus bat, Swedish flädermus bat From: A Voyage to the East-Indies:
Giving an Account of the Isles of Madagascar... Translated from the French By Gabriel Dellon, Jodocus Crull, Souchu de Rennefortm, 1698 Chapter II. Of Cape Ver. P. 5
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