"batfaced" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more batfaced [comparative], most batfaced [superlative]
Etymology: bat + faced Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bat|faced}} bat + faced Head templates: {{en-adj}} batfaced (comparative more batfaced, superlative most batfaced)
  1. (rare) Whose face resembles that of a bat (the flying mammal). Tags: rare

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