noun
Meaning 1
A petty quarrel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
batrachomyomachy
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Pronunciation
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US: /ˌbæ.tɹə.koʊ.maɪˈɑ.mə.ki/
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History
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.