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bat-eared

[ bat-eerd ]
/ ˈbætˌɪərd /

adjective

(of a dog or other canid) having large, erect ears rounded at the top, resembling those of a bat.

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Origin of bat-eared

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby bat-eared

batch, Bat Chayil, batch plant, batch processing, bate, bat-eared, bateau, bateau neck, bateleur, bateleur eagle, batement light
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Example sentences from the Web for bat-eared

  • "Turn him into those pigpens at the rear," advised the bat-eared clerk.

    Where the Pavement Ends|John Russell

  • With trunks eagerly outstretched as if seeking to grip something, the huge, bat-eared heads heaved themselves up.

    In the Morning of Time|Charles G. D. Roberts

  • I got four pigeon-toed, bow-legged, bat-eared Moonstoners down in that meadow, just itchin' mad to cut loose.

    Overland Red|Henry Herbert Knibbs