Meanings
nounbulldog bat (plural bulldog bats)
plural bulldog bats
- Any of the bats of the family Noctilionidae, sole extant genus Noctilio.
Origin
From its facial appearance.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish kalastajalepakko
- kalastajalepakkobat of the family Noctilionidae
Russian зайцегу́б, рыбоя́дная лету́чая мышь
- зайцегу́б (zajcegúb)bat of the family Noctilionidae
- рыбоя́дная лету́чая мышь (rybojádnaja letúčaja myšʹ)bat of the family Noctilionidae
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Chicago
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