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.

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Meanings

nounbat hawk (plural bat hawks)

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.

Translations

Italian sparviero dei pipistrelli
  • sparviero dei pipistrelliMachriramphus alcinus
Welsh gwalch ystlumod
  • gwalch ystlumodMachriramphus alcinus
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APA

bat hawk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bat%20hawk

MLA

“bat hawk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bat%20hawk. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bat hawk,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bat%20hawk.

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