Mexican free-tailed bat

American  

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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Example Sentences

The fungus has appeared on a number of California’s 25 bat species, including the little brown myotis, Yuma myotis, long-legged myotis, big brown bat, Mexican free-tailed bat, and — for the time ever documented — a Western red bat.

From Los Angeles Times

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

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

From Fox News

The fungus was detected on cave bats, tri-colored bats, Townsend’s big-eared bats and a single Mexican free-tailed bat.

From Seattle Times

The bat — a Mexican free-tailed bat — was sent last week to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention laboratory for rabies testing because the animals in the United States can sometimes carry the disease, the agency said in a statement on Saturday.

From New York Times