Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A mammal of the order Chiroptera; a bat.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun any mammal belonging to the order chiroptera; a bat.

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  • noun a member of the order Chiroptera, a bat.

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  • a wing beat ahead hands down

    August 1, 2011