English Explanatory Dictionary

batrachomyomachy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A petty quarrel.

Pronunciation

/ˌbæ.tɹə.koʊ.maɪˈɑ.mə.ki/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-batrachomyomachy.wav

Word forms

batrachomyomachy batrachomyomachies

Etymology

From Batrachomyomachia (Ancient Greek βάτραχος, frog, μῦς, mouse, and μάχη, battle), a comic epic parodying the Iliad in which a diving frog accidentally drowns a mouse riding on his back, prompting a war between the species.

Related words

batrachomyomachian batrachomyomachize
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