Wiktionary
night-bat
alt. 1 (context now only Caribbean English) A (night-flying) bat. 2 (context now literary English) A ghost, an evil spirit. 3 (context Jamaica English) A large nocturnal moth. n. 1 (context now only Caribbean English) A (night-flying) bat. 2 (context now literary English) A ghost, an evil spirit. 3 (context Jamaica English) A large nocturnal moth.