bat (mammal); nocturnal flier; echolocation
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bat (the flying mammal)
Refers specifically to the order Chiroptera, the only mammals capable of sustained flight. Known for echolocation.
Huáng黄
hūn昏
shí时
，
wǒ我
men们
kàn看
dào到
yī一
qún群
biān蝙
fú蝠
zài在
tiān天
kōng空
zhōng中
fēi飞
xiáng翔
。
At dusk, we saw a group of bats flying in the sky.
Biān蝙
fú蝠
lì利
yòng用
chāo超
shēng声
bō波
zài在
hēi黑
àn暗
zhōng中
dǎo导
háng航
hé和
bǔ捕
shí食
kūn昆
chóng虫
。
Bats use ultrasonic waves to navigate and hunt insects in the dark.
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Zhè这
zuò座
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
dòng洞
xué穴
lǐ里
qī栖
xī息
zhe着
shù数
qiān千
zhī只
biān蝙
fú蝠
。
Thousands of bats inhabit this ancient cave.
Biān蝙
fú蝠
shì是
xǔ许
duō多
wén文
huà化
zhōng中
yǔ与
yè夜
wǎn晚
hé和
shén神
mì秘
xiāng相
guān关
de的
xiàng象
zhēng征
。
The bat is a symbol associated with night and mystery in many cultures.
Kē科
xué学
jiā家
zhèng正
zài在
yán研
jiū究
biān蝙
fú蝠
de的
miǎn免
yì疫
xì系
tǒng统
。
Scientists are studying the immune system of bats.