Batrachomyomachy

Batrachomyomachy
Batrachomyomachy Bat`ra*cho*my*om"a*chy, n. [Gr. batrachomyomachi`a; ba`trachos frog + my^s mouse + ma`chh battle.] The battle between the frogs and mice; -- a Greek parody on the Iliad, of uncertain authorship. [1913 Webster]

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