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    bats
    /bats/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a person) mad. informal, dated

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBAT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    a specially shaped piece of wood used for hitting the ball in some games: a baseball / cricket / rounders / table tennis bat. See also. batsman. VvoeVale/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages. More examplesFewer examples. She showed me how to hold the bat. Swing the bat higher. I accidentally bashed him with my bat.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › BatBat - Wikipedia

    Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera (/ k aɪ ˈ r ɒ p t ər ə /). [a] With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, flying with their very long spread-out digits covered with a thin membrane or patagium.

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  5. www.britannica.com › animal › bat-mammalBat | Description, Habitat, Diet, Classification, & Facts |...

    Sep 11, 2024 · bat, (order Chiroptera), any member of the only group of mammal s capable of flight. This ability, coupled with the ability to navigate at night by using a system of acoustic orientation (echolocation), has made the bats a highly diverse and populous order. More than 1,200 species are currently recognized, and many are enormously abundant.

  6. www.nationalgeographic.com › animals › mammalsBats, facts and photos - National Geographic

    Bats. By Elissa Nuñez. Common Name: Bats. Scientific Name: Chiroptera. Diet: Carnivore. Group Name: Colony. Average Life Span In The Wild: 30 years. Size: less than two inches - 11 inches;...

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBAT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A bat is a small flying animal that looks like a mouse with wings made of skin. Bats are active at night. 4. See also old bat. 5. See not bat an eyelid. 6. See go (in) to bat for sb. 7. See like a bat out of hell. 8. See off one's own bat. 9. See right off the bat. More Synonyms of bat. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  8. www.animalspot.net › batBat Facts, Types, Classification, Habitat, Diet, Adaptations

    Bats, belonging to the order Chiroptera, are the only mammals that can fly. Capable of sustained flight, bats flap their long spread-out digits covered with a thin membranous structure (patagium) for flying.

  9. www.ifaw.org › animals › batsFacts About Bats: Habitat, Diet, And Conservation | IFAW

    Bats are one of the largest groups of mammals on the planet, with around 1,300 recognized species in the order Chiroptera. They come in various shapes and sizes, from the tiny bumblebee bat that weighs less than two grams to the flying fox, which has a wingspan of up to 1.5 meters.