mastiff bat

Meaning

Noun

Any of certain species of the bat family Molossidae, usually the genera Eumops (genus), Mops (genus), Promops (genus), or Chaerephon (genus).

Origin

These bats' faces are supposed to resemble those of mastiff dogs.

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