mastiff bat

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

mastiff bat
    n 1: a soft-furred chocolate-brown bat with folded ears and
         small wings; often runs along the ground

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.] (Zool.)
   A breed of large dogs noted for strength and courage. There
   are various strains, differing in form and color, and
   characteristic of different countries.
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   {Mastiff bat} (Zool.), any bat of the genus {Molossus}; so
      called because the face somewhat resembles that of a
      mastiff.
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