"batwing" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-batwing.wav Forms: batwings [plural]
Etymology: From bat + wing. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bat|wing}} bat + wing Head templates: {{en-noun}} batwing (plural batwings)
  1. The wing of a bat, or its shape.
    Sense id: en-batwing-en-noun-SHAzILEV
  2. Several South or Southeast Asian species of tailless dark swallowtail butterflies in the genus Atrophaneura. Categories (topical): Clothing Categories (lifeform): Swallowtails
    Sense id: en-batwing-en-noun-vksFZQEC Disambiguation of Clothing: 0 55 19 0 5 20 Disambiguation of Swallowtails: 3 31 3 11 33 18
  3. (slang) An area of flabby fat under a person's arms. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-batwing-en-noun-TLXAO7jl
  4. A long sleeve with a deep armhole, tapering toward the wrist. Categories (lifeform): Swallowtails Synonyms: magyar sleeve
    Sense id: en-batwing-en-noun-qVkBr~S2 Disambiguation of Swallowtails: 3 31 3 11 33 18
  5. One of a pair of swinging doors which typically do not lock nor cover the full vertical range of the doorway (leaving a large gap at the top and bottom), common especially in saloons. Categories (lifeform): Swallowtails
    Sense id: en-batwing-en-noun-Vsj7~sUn Disambiguation of Swallowtails: 3 31 3 11 33 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 16 3 14 41 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 18 3 14 41 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 15 2 14 45 23
  6. (often attributive) An exercise or posture on the stomach wherein a dumbbell row or lateral raise is performed. Tags: attributive, often Categories (topical): Exercise Categories (lifeform): Swallowtails
    Sense id: en-batwing-en-noun-AC0xSXZX Disambiguation of Exercise: 2 23 6 6 11 51 Disambiguation of Swallowtails: 3 31 3 11 33 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bat wing, bat-wing, bat's wing Derived forms: batwinged

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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