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noun
Any of family Molossidae of bats, many species of which are known as mastiff bats, of wide distribution, especially in the southern hemispere and in the Americas from the southern US to Argentina.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
small swift insectivorous bat with leathery ears and a long tail; common in warm regions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: freetail, freetailed bat
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Broader terms: carnivorous bat, microbat
Narrower terms: guano bat, Mexican freetail bat, Tadarida brasiliensis, pocketed bat, pocketed freetail bat, Tadirida femorosacca
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