English Explanatory Dictionary

mastiff bat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of certain species of the bat family Molossidae, usually the genera Eumops, Mops, Promops, or Chaerephon.

Word forms

mastiff bat mastiff bats

Etymology

These bats' faces are supposed to resemble those of mastiff dogs.

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