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batfowl
[ bat-foul ]
/ ˈbætˌfaʊl /
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verb (used without object)
to catch birds at night by dazzling them with a light and then capturing them in a net.
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OTHER WORDS FROM batfowl
batfowler, nounWords nearby batfowl
Bates, Batesian mimicry, Bateson, BATF, batfish, batfowl, bat girl, bath, Bath and North East Somerset, Bat Hayil, Bath bun
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British Dictionary definitions for batfowl
batfowl
/ (ˈbætˌfaʊl) /
verb
(intr) to catch birds by temporarily blinding them with light
Derived forms of batfowl
batfowler, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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