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MICROBAT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution
Synonyms:
carnivorous bat; microbat
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("microbat" is a kind of...):
bat; chiropteran (nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "microbat"):
mouse-eared bat (a carnivorous bat with ears like a mouse)
leaf-nosed bat; leafnose bat (bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose; especially of the families Phyllostomatidae and Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae)
vespertilian bat; vespertilionid (a variety of carnivorous bat)
brown bat (any of numerous medium to small insectivorous bats found worldwide in caves and trees and buildings)
free-tailed bat; freetail; freetailed bat (small swift insectivorous bat with leathery ears and a long tail; common in warm regions)
mastiff bat (a soft-furred chocolate-brown bat with folded ears and small wings; often runs along the ground)
true vampire bat; vampire bat (any of various tropical American bats of the family Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their blood)
Holonyms ("microbat" is a member of...):
Microchiroptera; suborder Microchiroptera (most of the bats in the world; all bats except fruit bats insectivorous bats)
