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• n  nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
• n  (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit
  he got four hits in four at-bats
• n  a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash
• n  the club used in playing cricket
• n  a club used for hitting a ball in various games
• v  strike with, or as if with a baseball bat
• v  wink briefly
• v  have a turn at bat
  Jones bats first, followed by Martinez
• v  use a bat
• v  beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
• s  informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

• Scientists have known for years that bats navigate by sonar.
• According to vampire-bat expert Bill Schutt, a zoologist and author of the book Dark Banquet, about 10 species of bats were erroneously named "vampires," while the true blood .
• For people who live in temperate countries, vampire bats are colorful items for horror stories.

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• chiropteran
• at-bat
• squash racket
• squash racquet
• cricket bat
• flutter
• cream
• clobber
• drub
• thrash
• lick
• balmy
• barmy
• batty
• bonkers
• buggy
• cracked
• crackers
• daft
• dotty
• fruity
• haywire
• kooky
• kookie
• loco
• loony
• loopy
• nuts
• nutty
• round the bend
• around the bend
• wacky
• whacky

News & Articles

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• Bats found during survey shouldn't hold up project
  Two northern long-eared bats were discovered near the multimillion-dollar Alice's Road project, but no Indiana bats were captured during the recent mist net survey, Central College biology professor said.
  June 14, 2013 - The Des Moines Register
• Hundreds of bats take over downtown Sacramento, CA
  Hundreds of bats poured from a small crack between two buildings in downtown Sacramento.
  June 13, 2013 - WSFA 12 Montgomery
• Bats 8, Bulls 5 | Neftali Soto's slam highlights Bats' 6-run 4th inning
  Neftali Soto's grand slam rallied the Bats to an 8-5 victory over the Durham Bulls on Tuesday night, giving Louisville a split of the four-game series and a 3-5 record on the homestand.
  June 12, 2013 - Louisville Courier-Journal

Quotes

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• Frank Thomas in Toronto Star
  It's pretty obvious,Thomas said when asked if he thought saving money was a factor in his benching. "Sixty at-bats isn't enough time to make that decision. I'm angry. I know I can help this team. My career isn't going to end like this."
• Patrick Leahy in Forbes
  This is like saying when somebody murders somebody with aa baseball bat and you say, 'We had a law against murder but we never mentioned baseball bats,'said Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. "Murder is murder. Torture is...
• Ron Washington in Seattle Times
  I knew we'd get the bats going, but I never expected anything like this,Washington said. "When the faucet is on, you want it to stay on."