Definition
Plural of bullbat, another name for the nightjar bird, which makes a booming sound similar to a bull and hunts insects at dusk and night.
Etymology
From 'bull' (large bovine animal whose deep sounds are distinctive) + 'bat' (the flying animal, or possibly from the bird's erratic flight pattern resembling a bat). The name mimics both the bird's sound and its nighttime aerial behavior.
Kelly Says
Despite their name, bullbats aren't bats at all—they're birds that fooled early colonists in America who heard their strange booming calls at night and assumed they were some hybrid creature. This word is a perfect example of how folk nomenclature creates confusion that sticks around for centuries.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በሬ እንቅ
be-rey en-k
ARالعربية
عصي الثيران
a-s-i ath-thuriyan
BNবাংলা
গরু লাঠি
garu la-thi
CACatalà
bastons de bou
bas-tons deh boo
CSČeština
bičící tyč
bi-čí-cí ty-č
DADansk
okse stav
ok-se sta-v
DEDeutsch
Stierpeitschen
shteer-pites-chen
ELΕλληνικά
ραβδί αγελάδας
ra-v-di a-ge-la-das
ESEspañol
palos de toro
pa-lohs deh tor-oh
FAفارسی
چوب گاوی
choo-b ga-wi
FISuomi
härkävaunut
har-kä-va-nut
FRFrançais
battes de taureaux
bat-tes deh tor-oh
HAHA
baki-baki
ba-ki-ba-ki
HEעברית
מקל בקר
me-kal ba-kar
HIहिन्दी
सिंह के लाठी
singh keh la-thee
HUMagyar
bikacsap
bi-ka-sap
IDBahasa Indonesia
tongkat banteng
tong-kat ban-teng
IGIG
nkwu okwu
nk-wu ok-wu
ITItaliano
bastoni di toro
bas-to-nee dee to-roh
KKKK
сүйең ұйыру
s-u-yen-y u-y-ir-u
KMKM
ការប្រយ័ត្ន
ka-ar-pra-y-ot-n
MSBahasa Melayu
tongkat lembu
tong-kat lem-bu
MYမြန်မာ
တိရစ္ဆာန် တိုက်ပွဲ
ti-yir-sann toi-pwe
NLNederlands
stierenstaven
shteer-en-sta-ven
NONorsk
oksestav
oks-e-stav
PLPolski
kijki bycze
ki-jki by-tche
PTPortuguês
bastões de touro
ba-stões deh to-roo
RORomână
băț de taur
ba-ț deh tor
RUРусский
бичья палка
by-chya pal-ka
SVSvenska
oxstavar
ox-sta-var
SWKiswahili
fimbo wa ng'ombe
fim-bo wa ng'om-be
TAதமிழ்
எருமை தடிய
eru-mai ta-di
TEతెలుగు
ఆవు మంట
a-vu man-ta
THไทย
ไม้กระทืบวัว
mai-krat-eeb wua
TLTL
palo ng baka
pa-lo ng ba-ka
TRTürkçe
sığır sopaları
sig-ir so-pa-la-ri
UKУкраїнська
бичага
bi-cha-ha
URاردو
بھینس کا ڈنڈا
bhe-e-n-s ka dan-da
VITiếng Việt
gậy bò
gay bo
ZUZU
isiqalo sokuthwala
ee-si-qa-lo so-koo-th-wa-la