Meanings
nounmastiff bat (plural mastiff bats)
plural mastiff bats
- Any of certain species of the bat family Molossidae, usually the genera Eumops, Mops, Promops, or Chaerephon.
Origin
These bats' faces are supposed to resemble those of mastiff dogs.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish hännäkkölepakko, hilkkahännäkkö
- hännäkkölepakkocertain bats
- hilkkahännäkköcertain bats
- isohännäkköcertain bats
- tylppäkuonohännäkköcertain bats
- töyhtöhännäkköcertain bats
Polish molos
- moloscertain bats
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APA
mastiff bat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mastiff%20bat
MLA
“mastiff bat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mastiff%20bat. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mastiff bat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mastiff%20bat.
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