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FREE-TAILED BAT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small swift insectivorous bat with leathery ears and a long tail; common in warm regions
Synonyms:
free-tailed bat; freetail; freetailed bat
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("free-tailed bat" is a kind of...):
carnivorous bat; microbat (typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "free-tailed bat"):
guano bat; Mexican freetail bat; Tadarida brasiliensis (the common freetail bat of southern United States having short velvety fur; migrates southward for winter)
pocketed bat; pocketed freetail bat; Tadirida femorosacca (small brown bat of California and northern Mexico)
Holonyms ("free-tailed bat" is a member of...):
genus Tadarida; Tadarida (freetail bats)
