MASTIFF BAT

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 I. (noun) 

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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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