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free-tailed bat

[ free-teyld ]

noun

  1. any of various small, swift, insect-eating bats of the family Molossidae, common in warm climates, having thick, leathery ears and a tail that projects well beyond the tail membrane.


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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.

The new viruses were discovered in three species: Greater Asiatic yellow house bat, the wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat and Horsfield's leaf-nosed bat.

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

This species of bat, also known as a Brazilian free-tailed bat, is commonly found throughout much of the United States, Mexico, Central America and southwestern South America.

Some samples were taken from cave myotis bats, a species that often shares caves with the most popular bat in Texas, the Mexican free-tailed bat.

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