noun
Meaning 1
Any of the small bats in the suborder Yangochiroptera.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
microbat
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noun
Meaning 2
typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: carnivorous bat
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bat, chiropteran
Narrower terms: 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
History
Etymology
From micro- + bat.