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.

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Meanings

nounhoary bat (plural hoary bats)

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.

Translations

Finnish harmaalepakko
  • harmaalepakkoLasiurus cinereus
Russian се́рый волосатохво́ст
  • се́рый волосатохво́ст (séryj volosatoxvóst)Lasiurus cinereus
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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