bat

BAT

abbr.

Bachelor of Arts in Teaching

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bat ¹

 (băt)

n.

1. A stout wooden stick; a cudgel.

2. A blow, such as one delivered with a stick.

3. Baseball A rounded, often wooden club, wider and heavier at the hitting end and tapering at the handle, used to strike the ball.

4. Sports

a. A club used in cricket, having a broad, flat-surfaced hitting end and a distinct, narrow handle.

b. The racket used in various games, such as table tennis or racquets.

v. bat·ted, bat·ting, bats

v.tr.

1. To hit with or as if with a bat.

2. Baseball

a. To cause (a run) to be scored while at bat: batted the winning run in with a double.

b. To have (a certain percentage) as a batting average.

3. Informal To discuss or consider at length: bat an idea around.

v.intr.

1. Baseball

a. To use a bat.

b. To have a turn at bat.

2. Slang To wander about aimlessly.

Phrasal Verb:

bat out

Informal To produce in a hurried or informal manner: batted out thank-you notes all morning.

Idioms:

at bat Sports

Taking one's turn to bat, as in baseball or cricket.

go to bat for

To give assistance to; defend.

right off the bat

Without hesitation; immediately: They responded right off the bat.

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[Middle English, perhaps partly of Celtic origin and partly from Old French batte, pounding implement, flail (from batre, to beat; see batter¹).]

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bat ²

 (băt)

n.

Any of various nocturnal flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, having membranous wings that extend from the forelimbs to the hind limbs or tail and anatomical adaptations for echolocation, by which they navigate and hunt prey.

Idiom:

have bats in (one's) belfry

To behave in an eccentric, bizarre manner.

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[Alteration of Middle English bakke, of Scandinavian origin.]

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bat ³

 (băt)

tr.v. bat·ted, bat·ting, bats

To wink or flutter: bat one's eyelashes.

Idiom:

not bat an eye/eyelash Informal

To show no emotion; appear unaffected: The reporter didn't bat an eyelash while reading the gruesome news.

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[Probably a variant of bate.]

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bat ⁴

 (băt)

n. Slang

A binge; a spree.

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[Probably from batter, spree.]

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bat

(bæt)

n

1. (Ball Games, other than specified) any of various types of club with a handle, used to hit the ball in certain sports, such as cricket, baseball, or table tennis

2. (Aeronautics) a flat round club with a short handle, resembling a table-tennis bat, used by a man on the ground to guide the pilot of an aircraft when taxiing

3. (Cricket) cricket short for batsman

4. any stout stick, esp a wooden one

5. informal a blow from such a stick

6. (Games, other than specified) Austral a small board used for tossing the coins in the game of two-up

7. slang US and Canadian a drinking spree; binge

8. slang speed; rate; pace: they went at a fair bat.

9. (Textiles) another word for batting¹

10. (Cricket) carry one's bat cricket (of an opening batsman) to reach the end of an innings without being dismissed

11. off one's own bat

a. of one's own accord; without being prompted by someone else

b. by one's own unaided efforts

12. off the bat right off the bat informal US and Canadian immediately; without hesitation

vb, bats, batting or batted

13. (tr) to strike with or as if with a bat

14. (General Sporting Terms) (intr) sport (of a player or a team) to take a turn at batting

[Old English batt club, probably of Celtic origin; compare Gaelic bat, Russian bat]

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bat

(bæt)

n

1. (Animals) any placental mammal of the order Chiroptera, being a nocturnal mouselike animal flying with a pair of membranous wings (patagia). The group is divided into the Megachiroptera (fruit bats) and Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats).

2. slang an irritating or eccentric woman (esp in the phrase old bat)

3. blind as a bat having extremely poor eyesight

4. have bats in the belfry have bats in one's belfry informal to be mad or eccentric; have strange ideas

5. like a bat out of hell slang very quickly

[C14 bakke, probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse ledhrblaka leather-flapper, Swedish dialect natt-batta night bat]

ˈbatlike adj

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bat

(bæt)

vb (tr) , bats, batting or batted

1. to wink or flutter (one's eyelids)

2. not bat an eye not bat an eyelid informal to show no surprise or concern

[C17: probably a variant of bate²]

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bat¹

(bæt)

n., v. bat•ted, bat•ting. n.

1. the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.

2. a racket, esp. one used in badminton or table tennis.

3. a whip used by a jockey.

4. a heavy stick, club, or cudgel.

5. Informal. a blow, as with a bat.

6. any fragment of brick or hardened clay.

7. any of various slabs used in holding ceramic objects while they are being made.

8. batt.

v.t.

9. to strike or hit with or as if with a bat or club.

10. (of a baseball player) to have a batting average of; hit.

v.i.

11.

a. to strike at the ball with the bat.

b. to take one's turn as a batter.

12. Slang. to rush.

13. bat around,

a. Slang. to roam; drift.

b. Informal. to discuss: to bat around an idea.

14. bat in, to cause (a run in baseball) to be scored.

15. bat out, to produce quickly.

Idioms:

1. at bat,

a. taking one's turn to bat in a game.

b. an instance at bat officially charged to a batter.

2. go to bat for, Informal. to intercede on behalf of.

3. (right) off the bat, without delay; instantly.

[1175–1225; Middle English bat(te), bot, Old English batt]

bat²

(bæt)

n.

any of numerous flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, having large wings made of membranes extending from the forelimbs to the hind limbs and navigating, usu. at night, by echolocation.

Idioms:

have bats in one's belfry, to have crazy ideas; behave insanely.

[1570–75]

bat′like`, adj.

bat³

(bæt)

v.t. bat•ted, bat•ting.

to blink; wink; flutter.

Idioms:

not bat an eye, to show no emotion.

[1605–15; alter. of bate²]

bat⁴

(bæt)
n.

1. Brit. rate of speed.

2. Slang. a spree.

[1820–25]

bat.

1. battalion.

2. battery.

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bat

(băt)

Any of various flying mammals that have thin wings consisting of skin that extends from the forelimbs to the hind limbs or tail. Bats are usually active at night and use echolocation to navigate.

Did You Know? The well-known phrase "blind as a bat" is somewhat misleading. In fact, some bats have excellent eyesight, and bats on the whole are quite skilled in moving about and hunting prey in total darkness. Using a form of natural radar called echolocation, the bat emits a series of very high-pitched squeaks, inaudible to human ears, which reflect off objects in the bat's path. Relying on the pattern of echoes it hears, the bat can then avoid obstacles or home in on a specific target.

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bat

Past participle: batted
Gerund: batting

Imperative

bat

bat

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bat - nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate chiropteran eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal - mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials Chiroptera, order Chiroptera - an old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats) fruit bat, megabat - large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit carnivorous bat, microbat - typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution wing - a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
	2.	bat - (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit; "he was at bat when it happened"; "he got four hits in four at-bats" at-bat turn, play - (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play" baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
	3.	bat - a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash squash racket, squash racquet racquet, racket - a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games
	4.	bat - the club used in playing cricket; "a cricket bat has a narrow handle and a broad flat end for hitting" cricket bat cricket equipment - sports equipment used in playing cricket handgrip, handle, grip, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"
	5.	bat - a club used for hitting a ball in various games baseball bat, lumber - an implement used in baseball by the batter club - stout stick that is larger at one end; "he carried a club in self defense"; "he felt as if he had been hit with a club" paddle - small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games
Verb	1.	bat - strike with, or as if with a baseball bat; "bat the ball" baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face" bat - use a bat; "Who's batting?" bat - have a turn at bat; "Jones bats first, followed by Martinez" switch-hit - bat right-handed against a left-handed and left-handed against a right-handed pitcher
	2.	bat - wink briefly; "bat one's eyelids" flutter blink, nictate, nictitate, wink - briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink"
	3.	bat - have a turn at bat; "Jones bats first, followed by Martinez" baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face" bat - strike with, or as if with a baseball bat; "bat the ball"
	4.	bat - use a bat; "Who's batting?"     baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face" bat - strike with, or as if with a baseball bat; "bat the ball"
	5.	bat - beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!" drub, lick, clobber, cream, thrash beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" flail, thrash, lam, thresh - give a thrashing to; beat hard

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bat

¹

noun club, stick, racket a baseball bat

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bat

² noun

Related words
adjective chiropteran

Bats

barbastelle, false vampire, flying fox, fruit bat, hammerhead, horseshoe bat, insectivorous bat, kalong, noctule, pipistrelle, serotine, vampire bat

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bat ¹

verb

To open and close the eyes rapidly:

blink, nictate, nictitate, twinkle, wink.

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bat ²

noun

Slang. A drinking bout:

binge, brannigan, carousal, carouse, drunk, spree.

Slang: bender, booze, jag, tear.

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Translations

خُفَّاشمَضْرَبمَضْرَب الكُرَهوَطْواطيَضْرِبُ

pálkanetopýrodpálitpálkovatudeřit pálkou

flagermusbatboldtræslå

FledermausSchlägerschlagen

νυχτερίδαμπαστούνι

vesperto

murciélagobatebateargolpearapalear

nahkhiir

lepakkolyödämaila

chauve-sourisbâtonbattefrapper avec une bâton

šišmišpalica

denevér

knatttré; spaîi; kylfaleðurblakaleîurblakasláslá, kÿla

pipistrellomazzabattereiniziativa

コウモリバット

박쥐방망이

vespertilio

nūja, raketesikspārnissist ar nūju

vleermuisknuppel

flaggermusballtre

nietoperzkijek

morcegotacobastão

liliac

битакожанкожаноклетучая мышь

hrať palicou/raketounetopierodpáliť

netopirpalica

fladdermusslagträ

ไม้ตีลูกคริกเก็ตค้างคาว

yarasasopasopa kullanmakvurmak

кажан

con dơigậy đánh bóng

蝙蝠球棒用球棒击球用球棒打挥打

bat

¹ [bæt] N (Zool) → murciélago m
old bat (= old woman) → bruja f
to be bats; have bats in the belfry → estar más loco que una cabra
to go like a bat out of hell → ir como alma que lleva el diablo, ir a toda hostia (Sp)

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bat

² [bæt]

A. N

1. (in ball games) → paleta f, pala f; (in cricket, baseball) → bate m
off one's own bat → por cuenta propia
right off the bat (US) → de repente

2. (= blow) → golpe m

B. VI (Sport) → batear
to go (in) to bat for sb (= support) → dar la cara por algn, salir en apoyo de algn

C. VT (= hit) → golpear, apalear
to bat sth around (US) (= discuss) → discutir acerca de algo

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bat

³ [bæt] VT he didn't bat an eyelid (Brit) he didn't bat an eye (US) → ni pestañeó
without batting an eyelid (Brit) without batting an eye (US) → sin pestañear, sin inmutarse

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bat

[ˈbæt]

n

(= animal) → chauve-souris f
to drive like a bat out of hell (= very fast) → conduire à tombeau ouvert

(for baseball, cricket) → batte f; (for table tennis) → raquette f
off one's own bat (= on one's own initiative) → de sa propre initiative
right off the bat (US) (= immediately) → sur-le-champ

vt
he didn't bat an eyelid (British) he didn't bat an eye (US) (= remained calm) → il n'a pas sourcillé, il n'a pas bronché

vi (CRICKET) → jouer (en parlant du batteur), batter
to go in to bat for sb, to go to bat for sb (fig) (= stand up for) → intervenir en faveur de qn

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bat

¹

n (Zool) → Fledermaus f; to have bats in the belfry (inf) → eine Meise or einen Sparren haben (inf); he ran/drove like a bat out of hell → er lief/fuhr, wie wenn der Teufel hinter ihm her wäre; (as) blind as a bat → stockblind (inf); silly old bat (pej inf) → alte Schrulle (pej inf)

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bat

² (Sport)

n

(Baseball, Cricket) → Schlagholz nt, → Keule f; (Table-tennis) → Schläger m; off one’s own bat (Brit inf) → auf eigene Faust (inf); right off the bat (US) → prompt

(= batsman) he is a good bat → er schlägt gut

(inf, = blow) → Schlag m

vt (Baseball, Cricket) → schlagen; to bat something around (US inf: = discuss) → etw bekakeln (inf)

vi (Baseball, Cricket) → schlagen; to go (in) to bat for somebody (fig) → sich für jdn einsetzen

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bat

³

vt not to bat an eyelid (Brit) or eye (US) → nicht mal mit der Wimper zucken

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bat

⁴

n

(dated Brit, inf, = speed) at a fair old bat → mit ’nem ganz schönen Zahn drauf (inf)

(US sl: = binge) → Sauftour f (inf); to go on a bat → auf Sauftour gehen (inf)

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bat

¹ [bæt] n (Zool) → pipistrello
to have bats in the belfry (fig) (fam) → essere picchiato/a or suonato/a
like a bat out of hell → come un fulmine

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bat

² [bæt]

1. n (Cricket, Baseball) → mazza (Brit) (Table-tennis) → racchetta
off one's own bat (fam) → di testa propria, di propria iniziativa

2. vi (Sport) → battere

3. vt he didn't bat an eyelid (fam) → non ha battuto ciglio

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bat¹

(bӕt) noun

a shaped piece of wood etc for striking the ball in cricket, baseball, table-tennis etc. kolf, spaan مَضْرَب الكُرَه бухалка, бата taco pálka der Schläger bat; boldtræ μπαστούνιbate, pala, raqueta kurikas چوگان maila bâton, raquetteמחבט बल्ला šišmiš ütő pemukul knatttré; spaði; kylfa bastone, mazza, racchetta バット (야구, 크리켓의) 배트 lazda, raketė (kriketa u.tml.) nūja, rakete kayu pemukul slaghoutballtrekij, pałka, rakieta كوتك، سوټي، ډنډه (د كريكټ د لوبو) taco bâtă; paletă; baston бита; ракетка (v krikete) palica; (v stolnom tenise) raketa kij, lopar palica slagträ, bollträ ไม้ตีลูกบอล sopa 球棒，(桌球)球拍 битка; ракетка بیٹ ، بلاّ gậy bóng chày; vợt (bóng bàn) 球棒，球拍

verb – past tense, past participle batted –

1. to use a bat. He bats with his left hand. kolf يَضْرِبُ удрям с бата tacar hrát pálkou, pálkovat schlagen slå χρησιμοποιώ μπαστούνι utilizar un bate/una pala/una raqueta kurikat kasutama با چوگان ضربه زدن käyttää mailaa manier le bâton, la raquette לַחֲבוֹט बल्लेबाजी करना udarati palicom üt memukul bola slá battere バットを使う 치다 žaisti, mušti sist ar nūju pukul battenslågrać په لرگی وهل، په كوتك وهل tacar a ţine paleta/bâta дубасить hrať palicou / raketou uporabljati kij, lopar koristiti palicu slå ตีด้วยไม้ sopa kullanmak 揮棒 бити биткою پیٹ کے ساتھ کھیلنا thi đấu 挥打

2. to strike (the ball) with a bat. He batted the ball. kolf يَضْرِبُ الكُرَه удрям с бата bater udeřit pálkou, odpálit schlagen slå χτυπώ την μπάλα με μπαστούνι golpear con un bate/una pala/una raqueta (palli) kurikaga lööma چوگان زدن lyödä mailalla frapper avec une batte לַחֲבוֹט गेंद पर बल्ले से चोट करना udariti palicom üt memukul bola slá, kÿla effettuare la battuta* バットで打つ 진루시키다 mušti, smogti sist ar nūju memukul slaanslå uderzać په ډنډه وهل bater a lovi (cu paleta/bâta) бить (по мячу) битой odpáliť, odraziť (palicou, raketou) udariti s kijem udariti plaicom po lopti slå till ตีลูกบอลด้วยไม้ vurmak 用球棒打(球) вдаряти биткою پیٹ کے ساتھ مارنا đánh bằng gậy bóng chày 用球棒打（球）

ˈbatsman (ˈbӕts-) noun

a person who bats in cricket. kolwer ضارب الكُره батсман jogador de críquete pálkař, pálkovač der Schläger slåer bateador lööja چوگان زن lyöjä batteur הַחוֹבֵט बल्लेबाज igrač koji udara (u kriketu) ütőjátékos orang yang memukul bola kylfir battitore 打者 타자 mušėjas sitējs (kriketā) pemukul bola batsman pałkarz ډنډه وهونكى jogador de críquete бэтсмен (в крикете - игрок, отбивающий мяч) oseba, ki tolče (kriket) udarač slagman ผู้ตีลูกบอล (กีฬาคริกเก็ต) vurucu (板球的)打擊手 гравець у крикет, який б'є پیٹ سے کھیلنے والا کھلاڑی vận động viên bóng chày （板球）击球手

off one's own bat

completely by oneself (without help). He wrote the letter to the newspaper off his own bat. op eie houtjie بِمُفْرَدِهِ، مُستَقِلاّ сам sozinho na vlastní pěst auf eigene Faust på eget initiativ με ατομική πρωτοβουλία por iniciativa propia, motu proprio täiesti iseseisvalt خودسرانه عمل کردن itsenäisesti de son propre chefלבד खुद से potpuno samostalno egymaga tanpa bantuan upp á eigin spÿtur con le proprie forze, per proprio conto 独力で 자기의 노력으로 be niekieno pagalbos patstāvīgi; bez citu palīdzības usaha sendiri op eigen houtje på eget initiativ bez niczyjej pomocy په خپل سر كار کول sozinhoсамостоятельно samostatne sam od sebe na svoju ruku själv, utan hjälp ด้วยตัวเองเพียงคนเดียว kendi başına, kimsenin yardımı olmadan 完全靠自己 без сторонньої допомоги, самостійно خود اپنے بل پر کرنا đơn thương độc mã 全靠自己力量

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bat²

(bӕt) noun

a mouse-like animal which flies, usually at night. vlermuis وَطْواط прилеп morcego netopýr die Fledermaus flagermus νυχτερίδαmurciélago nahkhiir خفاش lepakko chauve-sourisעטלף चमगादड़ šišmiš denevér kelelawar leðurblaka pipistrello こうもり 박쥐 šikšnosparnis sikspārnis kelawar vleermuisflaggermusnietoperz شاپرك چرمي morcego liliac летучая мышь netopier netopir slepi miš fladdermus ค้างคาว yarasa 蝙蝠 кажан چمگاڈر con dơi 蝙蝠

ˈbatty adjective

crazy. a batty old man. van jou trollie af wees مَعْتوه، مَخْبول луд maluco praštěný plemplem skør; tosset παλαβόςtarado, chiflado ogar خل؛ دیوانه höperö cingléמשוגע सनकी lud bolond sinting, gila klikkaður pazzo 頭の変な 머리가 돈 trenktas, kvaišas traks; jucis kurang siuman getiktsprø, tulletezwariowany لیوني maluco ţăcă­nit спятивший šibnutý prismojen ćaknut knasig, tokig บ้า çılgın, çatlak 瘋癲的 божевільний چمگاڈر کی مانند điên 发疯的

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bat

→ خُفَّاش, مَضْرَب netopýr, pálka bat, flagermus Fledermaus, Schläger μπαστούνι, νυχτερίδα bate, murciélago lepakko, maila batte, chauve-souris palica, šišmiš mazza, pipistrello コウモリ, バット 박쥐, 방망이 knuppel, vleermuis balltre, flaggermus kijek, nietoperz morcego, taco бита, летучая мышь fladdermus, slagträ ไม้ตีลูกคริกเก็ต, ค้างคาว sopa, yarasa con dơi, gậy đánh bóng 球棒, 蝙蝠

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bat

n (zool) murciélago

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