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bat house

bat house noun: a nest box for bats.

bat house: a nest box for bats
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Noun

bat house (plural bat houses)

  1. A nest box for bats.
    Synonyms:
    bat box

Synonyms of bat house

Forms of bat house

pluralbat houses
alternative formbathouse
alternative formbat-house

Origin of bat house

From bat + house.

Questions about bat house

What does bat house mean?
Bat house means a nest box for bats.
What part of speech is bat house?
Bat house is a noun.
What is the plural of bat house?
The plural of bat house is bat houses.

Words near bat house in the dictionary

  1. bat girl
  2. bat hawk
  3. bat hawks
  4. bat horse
  5. bat horses
  6. bat house
  7. bat houses
  8. bat in
  9. bat laurel
  10. bat laurels
  11. bat mitzvah

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