Batling

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A young, small, or baby bat.

    "When the batling was eight days old he fell, fluttering."

Example

More examples

"When the batling was eight days old he fell, fluttering."

Etymology

From bat + -ling.

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