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English
Etymology
Compound of bat + house.
Noun
bathouse (plural bathouses)
- A structure designed to serve as a shelter for bats.
2019 April, Sina M. Weier, et. al, “Insect pest consumption by bats in macadamia orchards established by molecular diet analyses”, in Global Ecology and Conservation, volume 18, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Wiley-Blackwell, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3:Between July 2015 and April 2017, we collected bat faecal pellets using two different methods to determine the prevalence of insect pests in faecal pellets. Twenty-one bathouses had been mounted on poles in four orchards in the study area by the company 'EcoSolutions' (Johannesburg, South Africa) in 2014.
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with bathhouse (“a building with baths”)