noun
typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution
• Syn: ↑carnivorous bat
• Hypernyms: ↑bat, ↑chiropteran
• Hyponyms:
↑mouse-eared bat, ↑leafnose bat, ↑leaf-nosed bat, ↑vespertilian bat, ↑vespertilionid, ↑brown bat, ↑freetail, ↑free-tailed bat, ↑freetailed bat, ↑mastiff bat, ↑vampire bat, ↑true vampire bat
• Member Holonyms: ↑Microchiroptera, ↑suborder Microchiroptera
Useful english dictionary. 2012.