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orange bat

orange bat

8.0
A bat with bright orange or yellow fur from northwest Australia
  • noun
  • Australian
translation icon : murciélago naranja
  • The orange bat is easily recognized by its bright yellow-orange fur.

Examples

  • Scientists studied the habitat of the orange bat in northwestern Australia.

  • Local guides often point out the orange bat when leading nighttime wildlife tours.

  • The orange bat is a unique species found in Australia.

  • Did you know the orange bat has bright yellow fur?

  • Local guides often point out the orange bat when leading nighttime wildlife tours.

  • Scientists studied the habitat of the orange bat in northwestern Australia.

  • The orange bat is easily recognized by its bright yellow-orange fur.

Synonyms

orange horseshoe bat
vsorange bat
  • Australian
6.8

A small bat with orange fur that lives in forests in northwest Australia

is native to northwestern Australia and has orange or yellow fur

Surface Forms

orange bat singular
orange bats plural

Morphology

orange + bat

The phrase is a straightforward composition of the color adjective 'orange' plus the noun 'bat', so a learner who knows both words will naturally interpret it as a bat that is orange in color. This color + noun pattern is cross-linguistically common and non-idiomatic, making the meaning immediately derivable for B1 learners.

Etymology

Orange bat is a simple name that comes from the animal's bright orange or yellow fur, a clear picture that makes the species easy to remember. So today orange bat means 'a bat with orange fur'.