microbat
/ˈmaɪkroʊˌbæt/
noun
- A small, insect-eating bat that uses echolocation to navigate and find prey, belonging to the suborder Microchiroptera.
- Unlike fruit bats, microbats rely on echolocation to hunt in complete darkness.
- Microbats are often seen darting through the night sky catching mosquitoes and moths.
- The cave was home to thousands of microbats, their high-pitched calls barely audible to humans.