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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From šiš + miš: "fluttering mouse". Compare German Fledermaus.
Pronunciation
Noun
šìšmiš m (Cyrillic spelling шѝшмиш)
- bat (small flying mammal)
References
- “šišmiš”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
- “šišmiš”, in Речник српскохрватскога књижевног језика (in Serbo-Croatian), Друго фототипско издање edition, volume 6, Нови Сад, Загреб: Матица српска, Матица хрватска, 1967–1976, published 1990, page 966