bats
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of bats
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One of the world's rarest bats could be at risk if ExxonMobil forges ahead with a Papua New Guinea gas project, a law firm working with impacted landowners warned Monday.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
Scientists have discovered that European nightjars sacrifice flight efficiency for agility and use an unexpected wingbeat technique previously associated mainly with bats and insects.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
She bats her eyes at the camera as she says, “I’m not like you, Rebecca. I’m plain.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
"It helps me escape reality for a bit, being scared about something that is tangibly scary, like monsters or bats," she added.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Little remains of them but shuttered buildings colonized by bats and rodents and pigeons and spiders, while in the case of Whizbang there is nothing save stone ruins submerged in a sea of grass.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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