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Definition of Mastiff bat

Mastiff bat
Mastiff Mas"tiff, n.; pl. Mastiffs. [Mastives is irregular and unusual.] [Prob. fr. Prov. E. masty, adj., large, n., a great dog, prob. fr. mast fruit, and hence, lit., fattened with mast. There is perh. confusion with OF. mestif mongrel; cf. also F. m[^a]tin mastiff, OF. mastin.] (Zo["o]l.) A breed of large dogs noted for strength and courage. There are various strains, differing in form and color, and characteristic of different countries. Mastiff bat (Zo["o]l.), any bat of the genus Molossus; so called because the face somewhat resembles that of a mastiff.

Meaning of Mastiff bat from wikipedia

- The name mastiff bat is applied to certain species of the bat family Molossidae or so called free-tailed bats. It is usually applied specifically to the...
- The western mastiff bat (Eumops perotis), also known as the western bonneted bat, the greater mastiff bat, or the greater bonneted bat, is a member of...
- group, and indeed a few species from other families, is mastiff bat. The western mastiff bat (Eumops perotis), a large species from the southwestern United...
- The black mastiff bat (Molossus rufus) is a bat species. It ranges from the northern region of South America (excluding Chile), most of Central America...
- Florida bonneted bat or Florida mastiff bat (Eumops florid****) is a species of bat in the genus Eumops, the bonneted bats or mastiff bats. Until recently...
- brachypterus Fijian mastiff bat, Mops bregullae Chapin's free-tailed bat, Mops chapini Angolan free-tailed bat, Mops condylurus Medje free-tailed bat, Mops congicus...
- Miller's mastiff bat (Molossus pretiosus) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Mexico, Nicaragua...
- The Bonda mastiff bat or Thomas's mastiff bat (Molossus currentium), is a species of mastiff bat from South and Central America. It is named for the town...
- Johnstone's mastiff bat (Otomops johnstonei) is a species of bat in the Molossidae family endemic to Indonesia. Hutson, A.M.; Schlitter, D.; Suyanto, A...
- http://www.tutorgig.info/Mastiff+Bat_es.html[permanent dead link] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tadiran Mastiff. Israeli UAVs: Mastiff, Scout, and Searcher...