Found 2 items, similar to Mastiff bat.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: mastiff bat
mastiff bat
n : a soft-furred chocolate-brown bat with folded ears and small
wings; often runs along the ground
English → English (gcide)
Definition: 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.
[1913 Webster]
Mastiff bat (Zo["o]l.), any bat of the genus
Molossus; so
called because the face somewhat resembles that of a
mastiff.
[1913 Webster]