carnivorous bat vs bat

bat vs carnivorous bat

carnivorous bat and bat both are nouns.

carnivorous bat is not a verb while bat is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
carnivorous bat	Yes	No	No	No
bat	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, bat is a hypernym of carnivorous bat; that is, bat is a word with a broader meaning than carnivorous bat:

carnivorous bat: typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution
bat: nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate

Other hypernyms of carnivorous bat include chiropteran.

carnivorous bat (noun)	bat (noun)
typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution	(baseball) a turn trying to get a hit
	nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
	a club used for hitting a ball in various games
	the club used in playing cricket
	a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash

carnivorous bat (verb)	bat (verb)
	wink briefly
	beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
	strike with, or as if with a baseball bat
	use a bat
	have a turn at bat

Difference between carnivorous bat and bat

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