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Phased Array Microphone (2023)
It is not unreasonable to think of bats as flying mice.
unwind
7 days ago
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In Swedish that is almost exactly what they are called, bat translates to "fladdermus" which is "fladder" (flutter) and "mus" (mouse).
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dllu
6 days ago
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Same in German, die Fledermaus. In fact, in English, the word "flittermouse" also means bat [1], although that word is rarely used now.
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https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/flittermouse
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