Battle between the mice and frogs

Factual Questions
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A call for help to any Dopers with a good thesaurus.

[background]
A couple of managers at work are being hairy chested and conducting a demarcation dispute via e:mail. This would be their problem except each has put me on the cc/bcc list. I’d like to get myself out of the loop. A flame might work but, but I’d prefer a wittier solution as one is my boss and the other is trying to replace him. [/background]

I have a “Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Words” at home which is a magnificent resource and includes the word I’m looking for. It has a literal meaning of “a war between the mice and frogs”. It’s figurative meaning is a trivial incident. A tempest in a teacup would be of similar ilk. I’m sure it begins “Brac” and maybe around 15 letters but I’ll stand corrected on that.

Any assistance would be apreciated. :slight_smile:

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bactrachomyomachy?

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correction try this for size: Batrachomyomachy (sorry, typo)

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That’s the one :smiley:

Tres grouse, and muchly appreciated IIBen!

FWIW “the battle between frogs and mice”; a silly and trifling altercation.
Dictionary of Curious & Interesting Words by George Stone Saussy III and published by Penguin in 1986.