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MASTIFF BAT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mastiff bat mean? 

MASTIFF BAT (noun)
  The noun MASTIFF BAT has 1 sense:

1. a soft-furred chocolate-brown bat with folded ears and small wings; often runs along the groundplay

  Familiarity information: MASTIFF BAT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MASTIFF BAT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A soft-furred chocolate-brown bat with folded ears and small wings; often runs along the ground

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("mastiff bat" is a kind of...):

carnivorous bat; microbat (typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution)

Holonyms ("mastiff bat" is a member of...):

Eumops; genus Eumops (mastiff bats)


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