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BAT/bæt/

A bat is a small flying animal that comes out at night and sleeps in the day. Countable: a bat, bats. A bird also flies but has feathers; a bat has fur and skin wings. A cricket bat is a piece of wood for sport — same spelling, different picture. Mix-up: bad (not good) — extra d vs t.

Meaning

A small flying animal that comes out at night.

Examples

• “A bat flew over the garden after dark.”
• “Bats hung in the dark cave.”
• “We saw a bat near the street light.”

Good to know

a bat (night flyer). Contrast: bird (feathers). Homonym: cricket bat. Mix-up: bad.

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