freetail

[ free-teyl ]

noun

1. a free-tailed bat.

Word History and Origins

Origin of freetail¹

free + tail ¹

Example Sentences

“There’s an almost radioactive-looking green hue to it,” says Scott Metzger, founder and CEO of Freetail Brewing Co.

From Time

If you want to sample Scott Metzger’s Old Bat Rastard brew, you will have to travel to San Antonio, sit down at his pub, Freetail Brewing Company, and order a frothy glass from the tap or ask for a half-gallon growler to go.

From New York Times

Dr. Constantine spent well over two years here at Carlsbad Caverns, studying the resident colony of Mexican Freetail Bats and the outbreak of rabies which began in 1955.

From Time Magazine Archive