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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
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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``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.
BAT POPULATION IS TAKING A DIVE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Prevalence of rabies specific antibodies in the Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida braziliensis mexicana) at Lava Cave, New Mexico.
Lyssavirus surveillance in bats, Bangladesh by Rupprecht, Charles E. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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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