Night-bat
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Night-bat is a noun meaning (now only Caribbean) A (night-flying) bat.
Meaning
(now only Caribbean) A (night-flying) bat.
More Meanings
- (now literary) A ghost, an evil spirit.
- (Jamaica) A large nocturnal moth.
Example Sentences
there were found divers populous nations, in farre differing climates, that lived upon them; made provision of them, and carefully fed them; as also of grasse-hoppers, pissemires, lizards, and night-bats [translating chauvessouriz].
Word Forms
- night-bats
- nightbat
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include noctule, bullbat, nighthawk, flitterbat, noctilionoid, night-biter.
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