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bat-eared

American  
[bat-eerd] / ˈbætˌɪərd /

adjective

  1. (of a dog or other canid) having large, erect ears rounded at the top, resembling those of a bat.


Etymology

Origin of bat-eared

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

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But Finger refined it; he created Batman’s iconic bat-eared cowl, his bat logo and scalloped cape.

From Los Angeles Times

Perhaps no dog captured the moment quite like the French bulldog, the squat, flat-faced, bat-eared social media star that last year catapulted to No. 2 on the American Kennel Club's annual list of America's most popular canines.

From Salon

Across reserves, the researchers recorded 22 small carnivore species, from side-striped jackals and banded mongooses to bat-eared foxes.

From Seattle Times

Atop it all came bat-eared knit balaclavas and Jughead bandanna crowns.

From New York Times

“It’s as if you went to the savanna and saw nothing in size between a bat-eared fox and lion,” Schroeder says.

From Science Magazine