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Mexican free-tailed bat

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noun

  1. any of several small, insect-eating bats of the genus Tadarida, of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., inhabiting limestone caves: residual DDT has reduced most populations.

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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.

From National Geographic • Feb. 14, 2024

Mexican free-tailed bat is probably rare in Nebraska.

From An Annotated Checklist of Nebraskan Bats by Webb, Olin L.

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