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Batling vs Batwing - What's the difference?

batling | batwing |

As nouns the difference between batling and batwing

is that batling is a young, small, or baby bat while batwing is the wing of a bat, or its shape.

As an adjective batwing is

shaped like the wing of a bat.

batling

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A young, small, or baby bat.
  • *1998 , Irene Brady, Wild Babies :
    • When the batling was eight days old he fell, fluttering.
  • *2008 , Wonders of Animal Life - Page 126:
    • His flexible wings, wrapped round him, serve him as bed-clothes, and his mate carries the batling clinging to her breast even when she flies out to forage.
  • *2011 , Hayley Perridge, Flashing Lights :
    • “Now if you don't mind; I have some 'batlings' to feed, if you catch my drift.” He smiled, nodding a subtle goodbye before turning towards the open window.

    batwing

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Shaped like the wing of a bat.
  • *1977 , , The Honourable Schoolboy , Folio Society 2010, p. 491:
  • *:The junk was nearer, beating in toward the island, her brown batwing sail suddenly tall and terribly conspicuous against the sky.
  • * 2012 , James E. Ferrell, Cross-Pull (page 385)
    • A tall figure stepped up to the batwing doors of the saloon as Tommy and Matt passed.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The wing of a bat, or its shape.

    • Derived terms

    * batwing sleeve