HyperDic: carnivorous_bat

English > 1 sense of the expression carnivorous bat:
NOUNanimalcarnivorous bat, microbattypically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects
English > carnivorous bat: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningtypically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide / worldwide in distribution.
Synonymmicrobat
Member ofMicrochiroptera, suborder MicrochiropteraMost of the bats in the world
Narrowerbrown batAny of numerous medium to small insectivorous bats found worldwide / worldwide in caves and trees and buildings
freetail, free-tailed bat, freetailed batsmall swift insectivorous bat with leathery ears and a long tail
leafnose bat, leaf-nosed batbat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose
mastiff batA soft-furred chocolate-brown bat with folded ears and small wings
mouse-eared batA carnivorous bat with ears like a mouse
vampire bat, true vampire batAny of various tropical American bats of the family Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their blood
vespertilian bat, vespertilionidA variety of carnivorous bat
Broaderbat, chiropterannocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
Spanishmicrobat, microchiroptera
Catalanmicrobat, microquiròpter

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