Brown Bat (Noun)
Meaning
Any of numerous medium to small insectivorous bats found worldwide in caves and trees and buildings.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- A small colony of brown bats was discovered in the attic of the old house, hibernating through the winter.
- Brown bats can often be found roosting in groups of thousands, usually in dark secluded places like caves and hollow trees.
- Brown bats primarily eat flying insects such as moths, mosquitoes, and beetles.
- Biologists placed small transmitters on a few of the brown bats in the cave to study their behavior.
- Unlike many other bats, the brown bat gives birth to twins every summer.