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bat bug

bat bug noun: a bloodsucking insect parasite (of families Cimicidae and Polyctenidae) that feeds primarily on the blood of bats.

Noun

bat bug (plural bat bugs)

  1. A bloodsucking insect parasite (of families Cimicidae and Polyctenidae) that feeds primarily on the blood of bats.

Forms of bat bug

pluralbat bugs

Questions about bat bug

What does bat bug mean?
Bat bug means a bloodsucking insect parasite (of families Cimicidae and Polyctenidae) that feeds primarily on the blood of bats.
What part of speech is bat bug?
Bat bug is a noun.
What is the plural of bat bug?
The plural of bat bug is bat bugs.

Words near bat bug in the dictionary

  1. bat around
  2. bat away
  3. bat bomb
  4. bat box
  5. bat boxes
  6. bat bug
  7. bat bugs
  8. bat chayil
  9. bat deep
  10. bat detector
  11. bat detectors

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