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Meaning of bat in English
bat noun [C] (STICK)
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bat noun [C] (ANIMAL)
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bat verb (HIT)
He batted the ball high into the air.
Jones will be the first to bat.
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bat verb (EYELASHES)
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Phrasal verbs
(Definition of bat from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
bat | American Dictionary
bat noun [C] (STICK)
bat noun [C] (ANIMAL)
Idiom
bat verb (USE BAT)
bat verb (MOVE EYE)
(Definition of bat from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of bat
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Simultaneous analyses of streblids, nycteribiids and polyctenids recovered from these bats were beyond the scope of this analysis but may explain some of this variance.
Interestingly, on three inflorescences that had no open flower on the respective night we recorded one, four and three bat visits.
Over a period of 8 y, both bat communities showed high rates of species turnover.
We also predicted wing development of flies should correlate inversely with roost duration, restricting flightless forms to bats in permanent roosts.
Six species (8%) were defined as predominantly middle to upper canopy bats which represented the less diverse group.
Low roost-site fidelity in pallid bats: associated factors and effect on group stability.
Human exposure through biting incidents, especially unprovoked attacks, should be treated immediately with rabies post-exposure treatment and the bat, where possible, retained for laboratory analysis.
Our results suggest that the strength of the filter exerted by open areas is related with the body size of the neotropical fruit bats.
So lots of viable seeds were dispersed by bats through excretion.
Results showed that bats were less susceptible than mice to the genotype 5 viruses and that incubation periods were longer.
Furthermore, over a day, the rapid growth rate of leaves could render a roost unsuitable, obliging the bats therein to move.
No trematodes were observed in the lung or air sac, heart, liver, spleen and kidney of all bats and swallows.
The flower visitation behaviour of a bat over the night seems to be shaped by a combination of intrinsic physiological factors and by nectar availability.
The morphology of the capitula suggests they are not well adapted for pollination by other nocturnal vectors such as bats or moths.
The bat claws are in the form of solid cones and/or large curving claws.
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Commercially available sources of nutrients that are permitted for organic agriculture are biofertilizers, bat guano and rock-phosphate.
Here is how bat speed is calculated.
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The skull of the brown bat lacks a sagittal crest.
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Translations of bat
in Chinese (Traditional)
棍, 球棒, 球拍…
in Chinese (Simplified)
棍, 球棒, 球拍…
in Spanish
bate, pala, murciélago…
in Portuguese
bastão, taco, morcego…
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बॅट, काही खेळांमध्ये चेंडू टोलवण्यासाठी वापरला जाणारा विशिष्ट आकाराचे लाकडी साधन, रात्री उडणारा पंख असलेला उंदरासारखा छोटा प्राणी…
（野球などの）バット, コウモリ, バットで打つ…
beyzbol sopası, yarasa, sopayla bir topa vurmaya çalışmak…
batte [feminine], chauve-souris [feminine], être le batteur…
சில விளையாட்டுகளில் பந்தை அடிப்பதற்குப் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் ஒரு சிறப்பு வடிவ மரத் துண்டு, இரவில் பறக்கக்கூடிய இறக்கைகள் கொண்ட எலி போன்ற ஒரு சிறிய விலங்கு…
बल्ला, कुछ खेलों में गेंद को मारने के लिए विशेष आकार में बना लकड़ी का टुकड़ा, चमगादड़…
બેટ, કેટલીક રમતમાં દડાને ફટકારવા વિશેષ આકાર આપેલ લાકડાનો ટુકડો., ચામાચીડિયું…
kayu pemukul, pukul, memukul…
der Schläger, schlagen, die Fledermaus…
balltre [neuter], flaggermus [masculine], slå…
битка, ракетка, бити биткою…
బ్యాట్, కొన్ని క్రీడల్లో బాల్ ను కొట్టడానికి వాడే ప్రత్యేక ఆకారపు కర్ర, గబ్బిలం…
ব্যাট, কোনো কোনো খেলায় বল মারার জন্য ব্যবহৃত একটি বিশেষ আকৃতির কাঠের টুকরো, বাদুড়…
pálka, hrát pálkou, pálkovat…
pemukul, memukul bola, kelelawar…
ไม้ตีลูกบอล, ตีด้วยไม้, ตีลูกบอลด้วยไม้…
gậy bóng chày, vợt (bóng bàn), thi đấu…
kij, rakietka, nietoperz…
mazza, pipistrello, battere (la palla)…
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