An Australian bat, Macroderma gigas, with grey to white fur, long narrow wings, and sharp teeth. / A bat of any of the species of genus Diclidurus of the tropical Americas.

(construction) A bat (brick with one whole end) that is exactly half the length of the original brick. / (military) A half of a battalion.

Synonym of Kitti's hog-nosed bat

plural of bat detector

A device that helps to identify the presence of bats by converting their echolocation ultrasound signals to audible frequencies.

Any of the bats of the family Noctilionidae, sole extant genus Noctilio.

Any of various species of Old World bats of the genus Taphozous which inhabit tombs, especially the Egyptian species Taphozous perforatus.

A species of bat, Asellia tridens.

A bat of the genus Rhinolophus.

(Australia, dated, education) A style of handwriting with distinct circles and straight lines, rather than a more cursive style.