单词 | tomb bat |
释义 | tomb batn. Any of various sac-winged bats of the genus Taphozous (family Emballonuridae), found in Africa, southern Asia, and Australasia, many of which typically roost on flat surfaces (including the walls of old tombs and other buildings). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Chiroptera or bat > [noun] > suborder Microchiroptera > family Emballonuridae (sheath-tailed bat) tomb bat1874 mountain bat1877 sac-winged bat1891 1874 Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1873 792 Naked-bellied Tomb-Bat (Taphozous nudiventris). Presented by Mr. William Jamrach. 1984 J. E. Hill Bats xi. 193 In the Old World, the Tomb bats..are usually found in secluded roosts in caves or rock openings and as the common name suggests, they are frequently found in tombs. 2009 B. A. Schmidt-French & C. A. Butler Do Bats drink Blood? iii. 42 Tomb bats (Taphozous sp.) sometimes roost in old crypts and pyramids. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1874 |
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