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ghost bat

ghost bat noun: an Australian bat, Macroderma gigas, with grey to white fur, long narrow wings, and sharp teeth.

Noun

ghost bat (plural ghost bats)

  1. An Australian bat, Macroderma gigas, with grey to white fur, long narrow wings, and sharp teeth.
    • The Ghost Bat is the only AUstralian member of a small family that is otherwise widespread in Africa and Asia.1998, Terence Lindsey, Mammals of Australia, New Holland, published 2004, page 59
  2. A bat of any of the species of genus Diclidurus of the tropical Americas.

Synonyms of ghost bat

Forms of ghost bat

pluralghost bats

Origin of ghost bat

Named for the extremely thin membrane of its wings, giving a ghostly appearance at night.

Questions about ghost bat

What does ghost bat mean?
Ghost bat means an Australian bat, Macroderma gigas, with grey to white fur, long narrow wings, and sharp teeth.
What part of speech is ghost bat?
Ghost bat is a noun.
What is the plural of ghost bat?
The plural of ghost bat is ghost bats.

Words near ghost bat in the dictionary

  1. ghost apple
  2. ghost apples
  3. ghost at the feast
  4. ghost band
  5. ghost bands
  6. ghost bat
  7. ghost bats
  8. ghost bicycle
  9. ghost bicycles
  10. ghost bike
  11. ghost bikes

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