2007-12-25 07:19:41 · 4 answers · asked by Caysie101 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
And like nombat? Wonder what the -bat signifies?
2007-12-25 09:13:38 · update #1
.....that's nUmbat rather
2007-12-25 09:14:21 · update #2
Wombat, numbat and bat. There are three species of wombat, one numbat and fifty or so species of bats
The -bat in each is different. "Bat" is a English word. "Wombat is from an east Australian language, probably the Sydney language, Dharuk. "Numbat" is from one of the Western Australian languages. The WA languages are as different from the eastern Australian languages as English and Arabic are from each other.
2007-12-25 09:27:13 · answer #1 · answered by tentofield 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's also a ZUBAT.
But there are no other ending in bat words that I can think of. We have plenty of plain-ol' BATS!
2007-12-25 15:23:18 · answer #2 · answered by LJG 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wombat is correct.
2007-12-25 15:22:02 · answer #3 · answered by Texas Tunesmith 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And how about crickets then!
2007-12-25 15:24:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋