batrachomyomachy

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˌbæ.tɹə.koʊ.maɪˈɑ.mə.ki/ === Noun === batrachomyomachy (plural batrachomyomachies) A petty quarrel. ==== Related terms ==== batrachomyomachian batrachomyomachize === References === “batrachomyomachy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.