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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