... and Bats.

On Tue, 21 Sep 1999, Sally Caves wrote:

> Do any of you have bats in your conworlds?  If so, what's the word?
> I have _apo~_ /'apu/ in my old dictionary, plural _mimmapo_ /mI'mapu/
> ...
>
In Brithenig, ascell-pell, lit. wing-skin.  Although I could imagine it
sounds like a flapping sound.

There are only two species of bats in NZ and both are rare.  I think I may
have seen bats when I visited Wellington Zoo last year.  I was
disorientated for a moment because what came to mind was a local band by
that name that was active about 5 years ago.

- andrew.
--
Andrew Smith, Intheologus                       hobbit@earthlight.co.nz

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