chauve-souris
bat
In French, 'chauve-souris' is the term used to refer to a bat. The word is a compound of 'chauve', meaning bald, and 'souris', meaning mouse. This is because bats were originally thought to be a type of rodent. The term is used in the same contexts as 'bat' in English, referring to the small, flying mammal.
Example sentences using: chauve-souris
Je vois une chauve-souris dans le ciel nocturne.
I see a bat in the night sky.
In this sentence, 'chauve-souris' is used as a noun referring to the animal bat, which is seen in the night sky. This commonly used in describing night time settings or observations.
La chauve-souris est un animal nocturne.
The bat is a nocturnal animal.
This sentence describes the nature of the 'chauve-souris' or bat, stating that it is an animal that is active at night, thus it is termed as nocturnal.
La grotte est pleine de chauve-souris.
The cave is full of bats.
Here, 'chauve-souris' is used to denote multiple animals, in this case bats, located in a cave. Note that in French, the plural form is the same as the singular form.