monk bat

English

Etymology

So called because the males live in communities by themselves.

Noun

monk bat (plural monk bats)

(dated) The brown mastiff bat (Prompos nasutus)

References

“monk”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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