BAT

Bat

Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera whose forelimbs form webbed wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums, and colugos, can only glide for short distances. Bats do not flap their entire forelimbs, as birds do, but instead flap their spread-out digits, which are very long and covered with a thin membrane or patagium.

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B.A.T.

The Battle Android Trooper is a fictional robot from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero universe. Created by the evil Cobra Organization, the BATs provide disposable brute strength to the Cobra army.

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bat

Noun

  1. Any of the small, nocturnal, flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, which navigate by means of echolocation. They look like a mouse with membranous wings extending from the forelimbs to the hind limbs or tail. Altogether, there are about 1,000 bat species in the world.
  2. An old woman.
  3. A whore who prowls in the dusk/evening like a bat.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket.
  2. A turn at hitting the ball with a bat in a game.
  3. The piece of wood on which the spinner places the coins and then uses for throwing them.
  4. Shale or bituminous shale.
  5. A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.
  6. A part of a brick with one whole end.

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. packsaddle

Verb

  1. to hit with a bat.
  2. to take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding.
  3. to strike or swipe as though with a bat
    The cat batted at the toy.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. to flutter: bat one's eyelashes.


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