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bat fly

/ˈbæt flaɪ/

bat fly noun: any member of the family Nycteribiidae of flattened, spider-like parasitic flies without eyes or wings.

bat fly: any member of the family Nycteribiidae of flattened, spider-like parasitic flies without eyes or...
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Noun

bat fly (plural bat flies)

  1. Any member of the family Nycteribiidae of flattened, spider-like parasitic flies without eyes or wings.

Forms of bat fly

pluralbat flies

Questions about bat fly

What does bat fly mean?
Bat fly means any member of the family Nycteribiidae of flattened, spider-like parasitic flies without eyes or wings.
What part of speech is bat fly?
Bat fly is a noun.
How do you pronounce bat fly?
Bat fly is pronounced /ˈbæt flaɪ/.
What is the plural of bat fly?
The plural of bat fly is bat flies.

Words near bat fly in the dictionary

  1. bat ears
  2. bat five hundred
  3. bat flies
  4. bat flower
  5. bat flowers
  6. bat fly
  7. bat for both sides
  8. bat for the other side
  9. bat for the other team
  10. bat girl
  11. bat hawk

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