Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

free-tailed bat

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables: free--tailed -bat
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the family Molossidae of bats, many species of which are known as mastiff bats, of wide distribution, especially in the southern hemispere and in the Americas from the southern US to Argentina.

Inflected Forms

free-tailed bats (plural)

Phrases

European free-tailed bat Mexican free-tailed bat bat bomb

Frequently Paired Words

bat bomb

Synonyms

freetail freetailed bat

Questions

What does free-tailed bat mean?: Any member of the family Molossidae of bats, many species of which are known as mastiff bats, of wide distribution, especially in the southern hemispere and in the Americas from the southern US to Argentina.

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