mouseletn.
/ˈmaʊslᵻt/, U.S. /ˈmaʊslət/ rare.† 1. The reed dagger, Simyra albovenosa, a pale European noctuid moth that frequents reed beds. Obsolete.
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1832 J. Rennie Conspectus Butterflies & Moths Brit. 89 Simyra... The Mouselet appears near marshes.
2. A small or young mouse; = mouseling n.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > superfamily Myomorpha (mouse, rat, vole, or hamster) > [noun] > family Muridae > genus Mus or mouse > small or young
pup1815
mouseling1832
mousekin1859
mouselet1867
1867 Atlantic Monthly Apr. 435/1 This [nest] contained, moreover, a small family of mouselets.
1906 Athenæum 30 June 796/2 Though mountains heave in all directions, the outcome is likely to be some ridiculous mouselet.
1977 Sci. Amer. Dec. 26/1 Then we watch the miracle of the births..three red mouselets, transparent enough to reveal the white milk in the small stomach.
1995 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 26 Mar. 66 Ray Barratt..has been in the theme park business since Mickey was a mouselet.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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