English words for 'The bat Eptesicus fuscus.'
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noun
- A bat's wing fern (Histiopteris incisa)
- Synonym of common polypody (Polypodium vulgare), a fern formerly thought to have medicinal properties when found growing on an oak.
- A fern of genus Gymnocarpium (syn. Thelypteris) which grows on trees, especially Gymnocarpium dryopteris.
- bright blue-green fern widely distributed especially in damp acid woodlands of temperate Northern Hemisphere
noun
- A small insectivorous Indian bat (Harpiocephalus harpia); the lesser hairy-winged bat.
- An East Indian fruit bat of the genus Nyctimene (especially Nyctimene cephalotes), with prominent tubular nostrils.
- any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes
noun
- A blood-sucking bat; vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus)
- (colloquial, usually humorous) A person with habits traditionally ascribed to (literal) vampires, such as heliophobia, being a night owl, having pale skin, and so on.
- (colloquial, disrespectful) A person with the medical condition porphyria cutanea tarda, colloquially known as vampirism, with effects such as photosensitivity and brownish-red stained teeth.
- (US naval jargon) Synonym of anti-ship missile (ASM), particularly an incoming hostile one.
- (figurative, derogatory) A person who drains one's time, energy, money, etc.
- A mythological creature (usually humanoid and undead) said to feed on the blood or life energy of the living.
- (US, slang) A medical technician who works with patients' blood; especially, a phlebotomist.
- (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
verb
noun
- large bat with a head that resembles the head of a fox
- Any bat of the family Pteropodidae (see Usage notes).
- A cyprinid fish of species Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus.
- A device consisting of a chair suspended on a pulley, and running along a length of cable, used for transporting across ravines etc.
- A large Australasian bat, of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon in the family Pteropodidae, having a fox-like face.
- A cable-operated gyroscopic camera that is suspended on a ropeway, used in filming motion pictures and sporting events.
noun
- The wing of a bat, or its shape.
- (slang) An area of flabby fat under a person's arms.
- One of a pair of swinging doors which typically do not lock nor cover the full vertical range of the doorway (leaving a large gap at the top and bottom), common especially in saloons.
- (often attributive) An exercise or posture on the stomach wherein a dumbbell row or lateral raise is performed.
- A heart-shaped rollercoaster feature with two inversions.
- Several South or Southeast Asian species of tailless dark swallowtail butterflies in the genus Atrophaneura.
- A long sleeve with a deep armhole, tapering toward the wrist.
- one of a pair of swinging doors (as at the entrance to a western saloon)
adj
noun
- A bat's wing fern (Histiopteris incisa)
- Synonym of common polypody (Polypodium vulgare), a fern formerly thought to have medicinal properties when found growing on an oak.
- A fern of genus Gymnocarpium (syn. Thelypteris) which grows on trees, especially Gymnocarpium dryopteris.
- bright blue-green fern widely distributed especially in damp acid woodlands of temperate Northern Hemisphere
noun
- A small insectivorous Indian bat (Harpiocephalus harpia); the lesser hairy-winged bat.
- An East Indian fruit bat of the genus Nyctimene (especially Nyctimene cephalotes), with prominent tubular nostrils.
- any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes
noun
- A blood-sucking bat; vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus)
- (colloquial, usually humorous) A person with habits traditionally ascribed to (literal) vampires, such as heliophobia, being a night owl, having pale skin, and so on.
- (colloquial, disrespectful) A person with the medical condition porphyria cutanea tarda, colloquially known as vampirism, with effects such as photosensitivity and brownish-red stained teeth.
- (US naval jargon) Synonym of anti-ship missile (ASM), particularly an incoming hostile one.
- (figurative, derogatory) A person who drains one's time, energy, money, etc.
- A mythological creature (usually humanoid and undead) said to feed on the blood or life energy of the living.
- (US, slang) A medical technician who works with patients' blood; especially, a phlebotomist.
- (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
verb
noun
- large bat with a head that resembles the head of a fox
- Any bat of the family Pteropodidae (see Usage notes).
- A cyprinid fish of species Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus.
- A device consisting of a chair suspended on a pulley, and running along a length of cable, used for transporting across ravines etc.
- A large Australasian bat, of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon in the family Pteropodidae, having a fox-like face.
- A cable-operated gyroscopic camera that is suspended on a ropeway, used in filming motion pictures and sporting events.
noun
- The wing of a bat, or its shape.
- (slang) An area of flabby fat under a person's arms.
- One of a pair of swinging doors which typically do not lock nor cover the full vertical range of the doorway (leaving a large gap at the top and bottom), common especially in saloons.
- (often attributive) An exercise or posture on the stomach wherein a dumbbell row or lateral raise is performed.
- A heart-shaped rollercoaster feature with two inversions.
- Several South or Southeast Asian species of tailless dark swallowtail butterflies in the genus Atrophaneura.
- A long sleeve with a deep armhole, tapering toward the wrist.
- one of a pair of swinging doors (as at the entrance to a western saloon)
adj
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