orange bat

/ˌɔrəndʒ bæt/
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Definitions of orange bat
  1. noun
    a common bat of northwestern Australia having orange or yellow fur
    synonyms: Rhinonicteris aurantius, orange horseshoe bat
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    type of:
    leaf-nosed bat, leafnose bat
    bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose; especially of the families Phyllostomatidae and Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae
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