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bat hawk

bat hawk noun: a slender, long-winged raptor of species Macheiramphus alcinus, found in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia to New Guinea, and having a diet of mainly bats.

Noun

bat hawk (plural bat hawks)

  1. A slender, long-winged raptor of species Macheiramphus alcinus, found in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia to New Guinea, and having a diet of mainly bats.

Forms of bat hawk

pluralbat hawks

Questions about bat hawk

What does bat hawk mean?
Bat hawk means a slender, long-winged raptor of species Macheiramphus alcinus, found in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia to New Guinea, and having a diet of mainly bats.
What part of speech is bat hawk?
Bat hawk is a noun.
What is the plural of bat hawk?
The plural of bat hawk is bat hawks.

Words near bat hawk in the dictionary

  1. bat fly
  2. bat for both sides
  3. bat for the other side
  4. bat for the other team
  5. bat girl
  6. bat hawk
  7. bat hawks
  8. bat horse
  9. bat horses
  10. bat house
  11. bat houses

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