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BULLBAT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bullbat mean? 

BULLBAT (noun)
  The noun BULLBAT has 1 sense:

1. mainly nocturnal North American goatsuckerplay

  Familiarity information: BULLBAT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BULLBAT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

bullbat; mosquito hawk; nighthawk

Hypernyms ("bullbat" is a kind of...):

caprimulgid; goatsucker; nightjar (mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects)

Holonyms ("bullbat" is a member of...):

Chordeiles; genus Chordeiles (a genus of Caprimulgidae)


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