Definition for Bat

bat, n. [ME bakke < Dan. aften-bakke, evening bat.] (webplay: wings).

Nocturnal flying mammal; mouse-like quadruped with membranes between its feet that act as wings; animal that enters homes on summer nights to eat moths, flies, flesh, and oily substances; (see Deuteronomy 14:18-19).

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