Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bat fly

/ˈbæt flaɪ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English

Syllables: bat fly
IPA: /ˈbæt flaɪ/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the family Nycteribiidae of flattened, spider-like parasitic flies without eyes or wings.

Inflected Forms

bat flies (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce bat fly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbæt flaɪ/.
What does bat fly mean?: Any member of the family Nycteribiidae of flattened, spider-like parasitic flies without eyes or wings.

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