rattle-mousen.

Brit.

/ˈratlmaʊs/, U.S.

/ˈrædlˌmaʊs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rattle v.¹, rattle n.¹, mouse n.

Etymology: < either rattle v.¹ or rattle n.¹ + mouse n. In sense 2 after German Ratel-Maus (1719 in the passage translated in quot. 1731): see discussion at ratel n.²

1. Now English regional. A bat; (in later use) esp. the serotine, Eptesicus serotinus.

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the world > animals > mammals > order Chiroptera or bat > [noun]

rearmouseeOE

bata1300

callow-mouse1340

flinder-mouse1481

flittermouse1547

rattle-mouse1589

flickermouse1631

vespertilio1665

aliped1829

Cheiroptera1835

cheiropteran1835

rat-bat1851

rhinolophid1903

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie ii. xvii. 113 The tale of the Rattlemouse who..excused himselfe for that he was a foule and flew with winges.

1762 A. Dutton Divine, Moral, & Hist. Misc. II. 125/2 (heading) The Batt, or Rattle-Mouse, an Ode.

1846 Jerrold's Mag. 3 401 They [sc. Puseyites] be a sart o' rattle-mice, nuther bird nor beeast, a flicker'n in the twilight atween one church and t'other.

1856 Zoologist 14 5216 Something alive was brought to me..with the enquiry whether I wanted a ‘rattle-mouse’. I found the mysterious stranger was a Serotine bat.

1886 W. H. Long Dict. Isle of Wight Dial. 55 There's a gurt rattlemouse vleein' about in steyabel, you.

1960 M. Burton Wild Animals Brit. Isles 48 In the Isle of Wight it [sc. the serotine bat] is known as rattle-mouse.

†2. The ratel, Mellivora capensis. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Mustelidae (weasel, marten, otter, or badger) > [noun] > genus Mellivora (honey badger)

rattle-mouse1731

ratel1777

honey badger1812

honey ratel1815

honeyeater1884

1731 G. Medley tr. P. Kolb Present State Cape Good-Hope II. 124 There is a Creature, pretty often seen in the Cape-Colonies; and which the People there call a Rattle-Mouse, tho' it has Little or Nothing of the Likeness of any Kind of Mouse seen in Europe.

1771 T. Pennant Synopsis Quadrupeds p. xxiv This animal seems to be the same with the Rattle Mouse of Kolben.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rattle-mouse
释义	rattle-mousen. Brit. /ˈratlmaʊs/, U.S. /ˈrædlˌmaʊs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rattle v.¹, rattle n.¹, mouse n. Etymology: < either rattle v.¹ or rattle n.¹ + mouse n. In sense 2 after German Ratel-Maus (1719 in the passage translated in quot. 1731): see discussion at ratel n.² 1. Now English regional. A bat; (in later use) esp. the serotine, Eptesicus serotinus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Chiroptera or bat > [noun] rearmouseeOE bata1300 callow-mouse1340 flinder-mouse1481 flittermouse1547 rattle-mouse1589 flickermouse1631 vespertilio1665 aliped1829 Cheiroptera1835 cheiropteran1835 rat-bat1851 rhinolophid1903 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie ii. xvii. 113 The tale of the Rattlemouse who..excused himselfe for that he was a foule and flew with winges. 1762 A. Dutton Divine, Moral, & Hist. Misc. II. 125/2 (heading) The Batt, or Rattle-Mouse, an Ode. 1846 Jerrold's Mag. 3 401 They [sc. Puseyites] be a sart o' rattle-mice, nuther bird nor beeast, a flicker'n in the twilight atween one church and t'other. 1856 Zoologist 14 5216 Something alive was brought to me..with the enquiry whether I wanted a ‘rattle-mouse’. I found the mysterious stranger was a Serotine bat. 1886 W. H. Long Dict. Isle of Wight Dial. 55 There's a gurt rattlemouse vleein' about in steyabel, you. 1960 M. Burton Wild Animals Brit. Isles 48 In the Isle of Wight it [sc. the serotine bat] is known as rattle-mouse. †2. The ratel, Mellivora capensis. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Mustelidae (weasel, marten, otter, or badger) > [noun] > genus Mellivora (honey badger) rattle-mouse1731 ratel1777 honey badger1812 honey ratel1815 honeyeater1884 1731 G. Medley tr. P. Kolb Present State Cape Good-Hope II. 124 There is a Creature, pretty often seen in the Cape-Colonies; and which the People there call a Rattle-Mouse, tho' it has Little or Nothing of the Likeness of any Kind of Mouse seen in Europe. 1771 T. Pennant Synopsis Quadrupeds p. xxiv This animal seems to be the same with the Rattle Mouse of Kolben. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1589
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