bat-eared
[ bat-eerd ]
adjective
(of a dog or other canid) having large, erect ears rounded at the top, resembling those of a bat.
Origin of bat-eared
1First recorded in 1900–05
Words Nearby bat-eared
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How to use bat-eared in a sentence
With trunks eagerly outstretched as if seeking to grip something, the huge, bat-eared heads heaved themselves up.
In the Morning of Time | Charles G. D. RobertsI got four pigeon-toed, bow-legged, bat-eared Moonstoners down in that meadow, just itchin' mad to cut loose.
Overland Red | Henry Herbert Knibbs"Turn him into those pigpens at the rear," advised the bat-eared clerk.
Where the Pavement Ends | John Russell
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