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Definition of Carnivorous bat
1. Noun. Typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution.
Generic synonyms: Bat, Chiropteran
Group relationships: Microchiroptera, Suborder Microchiroptera
Specialized synonyms: Mouse-eared Bat, Leaf-nosed Bat, Leafnose Bat, Vespertilian Bat, Vespertilionid, Brown Bat, Free-tailed Bat, Freetail, Freetailed Bat, Mastiff Bat, True Vampire Bat, Vampire Bat
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carnivorous Bat
Literary usage of Carnivorous bat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Theosophist by Theosophical Society (Madras, India) (1900)
"But there are safe carnivorous animals, as dogs, cats, &c. They are no longer,
it is true, purely carnivorous, bat are more or less degraded in tbeir food 4 ..."
2. Spolia Zeylanica by Colombo Museum, National Museums of Sri Lanka, National Museums of Ceylon (1908)
"... under circumstances plainly indicating that it had fallen a victim to a
carnivorous bat. probably a species of ..."
3. Annual Report by Entomological Society of Ontario, Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture (1894)
"Mr. Saunders said that this was probably not because the shrew is carnivorous,
bat cause it had a peculiar and unpleasant odour, derived from a sack or ..."
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