Meanings
nountrident bat (plural trident bats)
plural trident bats
- Any bat of the species Asellia tridens.
- Any bat of the genus Asellia.
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
trident leaf-nosed bat
Origin
Partial calque of translingual Asellia tridens.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Dreizackblattnase
- Dreizackblattnaseany Asellia-genus bat
Polish grzebieniec
- grzebieniecany Asellia-genus bat
Russian трезубценос
- трезубценос (trezubcenos)any Asellia-genus bat
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APA
trident bat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trident%20bat
MLA
“trident bat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trident%20bat. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trident bat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trident%20bat.
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