HyperDic: free-tailed_bat

English > 1 sense of the expression free-tailed bat:
NOUNanimalfree-tailed bat, freetail, freetailed batsmall swift insectivorous bat with leathery ears and a long tail
English > free-tailed bat: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningsmall swift insectivorous bat with leathery ears and a long tail; common in warm regions.
Synonymsfreetail, freetailed bat
Member ofTadarida, genus Tadaridafreetail bats
Narrowerguano bat, Mexican freetail bat, Tadarida brasiliensisThe common freetail bat of southern United States having short velvety fur
pocketed bat, pocketed freetail bat, Tadirida femorosaccasmall brown bat of California and northern Mexico
Broadercarnivorous bat, microbattypically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects

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