free-tailed bat

[free-teyld]

noun

1. any of various small, swift, insect-eating bats of the family Molossidae, common in warm climates, having thick, leathery ears and a tail that projects well beyond the tail membrane.

Example Sentences

Numerous species in Europe have been known to belt it out, but until now, only one species in North America has joined them—the Mexican free-tailed bat.

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The new viruses were discovered in three species: Greater Asiatic yellow house bat, the wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat and Horsfield's leaf-nosed bat.

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With less than a minute remaining, a Mexican free-tailed bat began flying around the AT&T Center.

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This species of bat, also known as a Brazilian free-tailed bat, is commonly found throughout much of the United States, Mexico, Central America and southwestern South America.

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Some samples were taken from cave myotis bats, a species that often shares caves with the most popular bat in Texas, the Mexican free-tailed bat.

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