chauve-souris

Meaning

1. (feminine) bat (a small flying mammal of the order Chiroptera)
2. (feminine) a charge depicting the animal of the same name

Concepts

bat

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bats

chiropteran

clobber

cream

drub

flutter

lick

thrash

Chiroptera

cricket bat

chiropter

at-bat

order Chiroptera

squash racket

squash racquet

Synonyms

batte

lécher

vaincre

chauvesouris

roussette

chiroptère

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chiroptera

bac

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batte de cricket

Translations

Fledermaus

murciélago

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pipistrello

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vleermuis

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morcego

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yarasa

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νυχτερίδα

vespertilio

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muricec

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خفاش

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ratpenat

şevrevînk

ratapinyada

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وطواط

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃov.su.ʁi/

Etymology

Used as early as the 8th century in Gallic Late Latin calva sōrex (“bald mouse”); the first element ("bald") may originally be an alteration of Vulgar Latin *cawa (“crow, tawny owl”). Equivalent to chauve (“bald”) + souris (“mouse”).