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free-tailed bat
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Noun1.free-tailed bat - small swift insectivorous bat with leathery ears and a long tailfree-tailed bat - small swift insectivorous bat with leathery ears and a long tail; common in warm regions
freetail, freetailed bat
carnivorous bat, microbat - typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution
genus Tadarida, Tadarida - freetail bats
guano bat, Mexican freetail bat, Tadarida brasiliensis - the common freetail bat of southern United States having short velvety fur; migrates southward for winter
pocketed bat, pocketed freetail bat, Tadirida femorosacca - small brown bat of California and northern Mexico
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This medium-sized molossid bat roosts in buildings, the undersides of bridges, and other man-made structures.
Parasites of the Brazilian free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis ... by McAllister, Chris T.; Bursey, Charles R.; Wilson, Nixon / The Texas Journal of Science
This suggests that the larger molossid species inhabiting the Trans-Pecos region of Texas are obligates of large, open water sources for drinking.
Noteworthy records of bats from the Trans-Pecos region of Texas by Higginbotham, Jana. L.; DeBaca, Robert S.; Brant, Joel G.; Jones, Clyde / The Texas Journal of Science
This suggests that the larger molossid species inhabiting the Trans-Pecos region of Texas are obligates of large, open water sources for drinking.
Noteworthy records of bats from the Trans-Pecos region of Texas. ... by Higginbotham, Jana. L.; DeBaca, Robert S.; Brant, Joel G.; Jones, Clyde / The Texas Journal of Science
 
 
 
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