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bat

(Encyclopedia) bat, winged mammal of the order Chiroptera, which includes 900–1,000 species classified in about 200 genera and 17 families. Bats range in size from a wingspread of over 5 ft (150 cm)…

Bat Yam

(Encyclopedia) Bat Yam Bat Yam bät yäm [key], city, W central Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea, near Tel Aviv. It…

A Boy's Will: Waiting

by Robert Frost Asking for RosesIn a ValeWaiting Afield at Dusk He arrives at the turn of the year. WHAT things for dream there are when spectre-like, Moving among tall haycocks lightly…

vampire bat

(Encyclopedia) vampire bat, name for the blood-drinking bats of the family Desmodontidae, found in the New World tropics. Vampire bats feed exclusively on the blood of living animals and are thus the…

serotine

(Encyclopedia) serotine: see bat.

A Boy's Will: Ghost House

by Robert Frost Into My OwnMy November GuestGhost House He is happy in society of his choosing. I DWELL in a lonely house I know That vanished many a summer ago, And left no trace but…

Bats

Director:Louis MorneauWriter:John LoganDestination Films; PG-13; 91 minutesRelease:10/99Cast:Lou Diamond Phillips, Dina Meyer, Carlos Jacott Bats' bats aren't your standard bug-snacking bats…

fruit bat

(Encyclopedia) fruit bat, fruit-eating bat found in tropical regions of the Old World. It is relatively large and differs from other bats in the possession of an independent, clawed second digit; it…