brown bat

American  

noun

1. any of several small to medium-sized common bats of the genera Myotis and Eptesicus, found worldwide in caves, trees, and buildings, including M. lucifugus little brown bat and E. fuscus big brown bat, a widespread North American species.

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Example Sentences

Many of the victims were the little brown bat.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2024

The big brown bat, on the other hand, had more cells for breaking down protein and conserving water.

From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2024

Not long after a small brown bat — a winged one, not a Louisville Slugger model — was seen hanging upside down on the netting near home plate, the Indians’ bats awakened.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 9, 2019

Around the next bend Zook points out a hibernating little brown bat, about the size and cuteness of a mouse, dangling as if its feet were super-glued to the underside of a ledge.

From Washington Post • Apr. 4, 2019

“Gross, man,” said Kojo, trying to high-step his way across the floor to avoid the sticky puddles of brown bat doo.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein