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free-tailed bat

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Noun1.free-tailed batfree-tailed bat - small swift insectivorous bat with leathery ears and a long tail; common in warm regions
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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``The most common bat in the area is the free-tailed bat and the myotis bats, which are small, with wingspans between 4 to 6 inches,'' he said.
Prevalence of rabies specific antibodies in the Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida braziliensis mexicana) at Lava Cave, New Mexico.
Right in the heart of the capital city nestled under the Congress Avenue Bridge is the largest colony of Mexican Free-tailed bats in the United States.
 
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