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hoary bat

hoary bat noun: lasiurus cinereus, a vespertilionid bat that occurs throughout most of North America and much of South America, with disjunct populations in the Galápagos Islands and Hawaii.

Noun

hoary bat (plural hoary bats)

  1. Lasiurus cinereus, a vespertilionid bat that occurs throughout most of North America and much of South America, with disjunct populations in the Galápagos Islands and Hawaii.

Forms of hoary bat

pluralhoary bats

Words formed from hoary bat

  • Hawaiian hoary bat

Questions about hoary bat

What does hoary bat mean?
Hoary bat means lasiurus cinereus, a vespertilionid bat that occurs throughout most of North America and much of South America, with disjunct populations in the Galápagos Islands and Hawaii.
What part of speech is hoary bat?
Hoary bat is a noun.
What is the plural of hoary bat?
The plural of hoary bat is hoary bats.

Words near hoary bat in the dictionary

  1. hoarstone
  2. hoarstones
  3. hoarwithy
  4. hoary
  5. hoary bamboo rat
  6. hoary bat
  7. hoary bats
  8. hoary fox
  9. hoary foxes
  10. hoary fringe moss
  11. hoary marmot

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