flying mouse

noun

1. pygmy glider.

Word History and Origins

Origin of flying mouse¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

But Preston’s description of the bats as “stinky flying mice” seems designed to make us recoil in disgust over a custom we don’t understand.

From New York Times

It’s obviously too late for new controls to protect the “flying mouse,” but research by the IUCN’s bumblebee team will now seek to find out how endangered the species has become.

From Scientific American

“In August, it’s bats. Oh my God, they drive me nuts. I call them flying mice.”

From Washington Times

Aderke wanted to run and help the poor, poor woman-prisoner, but the flying mouse threw itself towards the entrance and having spread out its wings guarded with its own body its outrageous comrades.

From Project Gutenberg

At this juncture the queen of the fairies came in a chariot, drawn by flying mice, placed Tom by her side, and drove through the air without stopping till they arrived at her palace.

From Project Gutenberg