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freetail

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n.1.A small swift bat with leathery ears and a long tail; common in warm regions.
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Noun1.freetailfreetail - 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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They counted 850 Mexican freetail bats flying in and out of bridge roosts, the conservation district announced in a statement.
 
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