bat — bat1 /bat/, n., v., batted, batting. n. 1. Sports. a. the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball. b. a racket, esp. one used in badminton or table tennis. c. a whip used by a jockey. d. the act of using a… … Universalium
Bat — For other uses, see Bat (disambiguation). Bats Temporal range: 52–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Greater False Vampire Bat — Megaderma lyra Conservation status Least Concern ( … Wikipedia
vespertilian bat — noun a variety of carnivorous bat • Syn: ↑vespertilionid • Hypernyms: ↑carnivorous bat, ↑microbat • Hyponyms: ↑frosted bat, ↑Vespertilio murinus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Spectral Bat — Taxobox name = Spectral Bat status = LR/nt | status system = IUCN2.3 image width = 200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Chiroptera familia = Phyllostomidae genus = Vampyrum genus authority = Rafinesque, 1815 species … Wikipedia
false vampire bat — noun any New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to suck blood but in fact feeding on insects • Syn: ↑false vampire • Hypernyms: ↑leafnose bat, ↑leaf nosed bat • Hyponyms: ↑big eared bat, ↑Megaderma lyra … Useful english dictionary
mouse-eared bat — noun a carnivorous bat with ears like a mouse • Hypernyms: ↑carnivorous bat, ↑microbat * * * mouse eared bat noun A kind of bat, Myotis myotis, found chiefly in continental Europe and W Asia • • • Main Entry: ↑mouse * * * n. another term for… … Useful english dictionary
Greater Noctule bat — Nyctalus lasiopterus showing its impressive teeth (taken from Popa Lisseanu et al. 2007). Conservation status … Wikipedia
leaf-nosed bat — noun bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose; especially of the families Phyllostomatidae and Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae • Syn: ↑leafnose bat • Hypernyms: ↑carnivorous bat, ↑microbat • Hyponyms: ↑macrotus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
free-tailed bat — noun small swift insectivorous bat with leathery ears and a long tail; common in warm regions • Syn: ↑freetail, ↑freetailed bat • Hypernyms: ↑carnivorous bat, ↑microbat • Hyponyms: ↑guano bat, ↑ … Useful english dictionary