disk bat

disk bat
noun
Etymology: so called from the appearance of the suckers
: any of several tropical American bats (family Thyropteridae) distinguished by the presence on the thumbs and on the soles of the hind feet of suckers by which they can hang from a smooth surface — called also disk-wing bat

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