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Parasitic insects that feed on bat blood
them. Bat bugs will also bite humans if given the opportunity. Bat bug species include: African bat bug (Afrocimex constrictus) Eastern bat bug (Cimex
Bat_bug
Type of insect that feeds on human blood
animals (such as bats or birds) that may also harbour bed bugs or related species such as the bat bug; People visiting an infested area (e.g. dwelling, means
Bed_bug
Family of insects
cosmopolitan family of the suborder Heteroptera of the order Hemiptera (true bugs). Among the Hemiptera and together with the Nabidae almost all species are
Reduviidae
Family of true bugs
hemipteran insects known as giant water bugs or colloquially as toe-biters, Indian toe-biters, electric-light bugs (because they fly to lights in large numbers)
Belostomatidae
Genus of true bugs
bat bug from the Balkan Peninsula Cimex hemipterus, tropical bed bug Cimex incrassatus Cimex japonicus, bat bug found in Japan Cimex latipennis, bat bug
Cimex
Order of insects often called true bugs
called true bugs, comprising more than 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shield
Hemiptera
Family of insects
insects belonging to the order Hemiptera, generally called shield bugs or stink bugs. Pentatomidae is the largest family in the superfamily Pentatomoidea
Pentatomidae
Species of true bug
Cimex pilosellus, known generally as the bat bug or western bat bug, is a species of bed bug in the family Cimicidae. It is found in North America. "Cimex
Cimex_pilosellus
Family of insects (Pseudococcidae)
themselves to the plant and secrete a powdery wax layer (hence the name "mealy" bug) used for protection while they suck the plant juices. The males are short-lived
Mealybug
Family of insects
genus Coreus, which derives from the Ancient Greek κόρις (kóris) meaning bug. As a family, the Coreidae are cosmopolitan, but most of the species are
Coreidae
Family of parasitic blood-feeding insects
most well-known member of the family, Cimex lectularius, the common bed bug, and its tropical relation Cimex hemipterus. The family contains over 100
Cimicidae
Species of true bug
Sasse DB, McAllister CT, Durden LA (2016). "A New Host Record for the Bat Bug, Cimex adjunctus (Insecta: Hemiptera) from Eastern Small-footed Myotis
Cimex_adjunctus
Superfamily of true bugs
(plant bugs, leaf bugs, grass bugs) Nabidae (damsel bugs) Pachynomidae Plokiophilidae Polyctenidae (old world bat bugs) Reduviidae (assassin bugs, wheel
Cercopoidea
Family of true bugs
referred to as capsid bugs or "mirid bugs". Common names include plant bugs, leaf bugs, and grass bugs. It is the largest family of true bugs (suborder Heteroptera);
Miridae
Species of true bug
constrictus, also called the African bat bug, is an insect parasite of Egyptian fruit bats in East African bat caves. Population sizes can comprise millions
Afrocimex_constrictus
Family of true bugs
The Tingidae, commonly referred to as lace bugs due to their intricate wings, are a family of very small (2-10 mm (0.08-0.39 in)) insects in the order
Tingidae
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Retrieved September 1, 2025. Alec Chillingworth (September 11, 2025). ""It's bat****, bug****, bull****. If you really dislike the band, it's utter dog****." Between
The_Blue_Nowhere
Family of true bugs
water scooters, water bugs, pond skaters, water skippers, water gliders, water skimmers or puddle flies. They are true bugs of the suborder Heteroptera
Gerridae
Family of true bugs
(true bugs), with more than 110 genera in four subfamilies. The family is commonly referred to as seed bugs, and less commonly, milkweed bugs, or ground
Lygaeidae
Superfamily of insects
Their closest relatives are the jumping plant lice, whiteflies, phylloxera bugs and aphids. The majority of female scale insects remain in one place as adults
Scale_insect
Superfamily of insects
insects in the order Hemiptera (true bugs). They are in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha, along with smaller jumping bugs such as leafhoppers and froghoppers
Cicada
Order of flying mammals
bats carry fleas and mites, as well as specific parasites such as bat bugs and bat flies (Nycteribiidae and Streblidae). Bats generally do not host lice
Bat
Family of insects
Scutelleridae is a family of true bugs. They are commonly known as jewel (stink) bugs or metallic shield bugs due to their often unique coloration. With
Scutelleridae
Family of insects
infestations, including green lacewings, ladybirds, minute pirate bugs, big-eyed bugs, damsel bugs, Encarsia formosa and phytoseiid mites. Integrated management
Whitefly
Family of true bugs
Anthocoridae is a family of bugs, commonly called minute pirate bugs or flower bugs. Worldwide there are 500 to 600 species. Anthocoridae are 1.5–5 mm
Anthocoridae
Infraorder of true bugs
Nepomorpha is an infraorder of insects in the "true bug" order (Hemiptera). They belong to the "typical" bugs of the suborder Heteroptera. Due to their aquatic
Nepomorpha
Superfamily of insects
modern Latin, most likely from misreading the Middle Greek κόρῐς, koris, 'bug' as αφῐς, aphis. Aphids are distributed worldwide, but are most common in
Aphid
Family of true bug
Cydnidae are a family of pentatomoid bugs, known by common names including burrowing bugs or burrower bugs. As the common name would suggest, many members
Cydnidae
Suborder of true bugs
They are sometimes called "true bugs", though that name more commonly refers to the Hemiptera as a whole. "Typical bugs" might be used as a more unequivocal
Heteroptera
Family of true bugs
Velvet water bugs are members of the family Hebridae. They are semiaquatic insects that live among moss or ponds with an abundance of vegetation, in which
Velvet_water_bug
Family of insects
of the fact the highly apomorphic Coleorrhyncha and Heteroptera (typical bugs) evolved from auchenorrhynchans. Hence, a recent trend treats the most advanced
Leafhopper
Family of true bugs
of true bugs. It contains about 240 species of large bugs divided into 3 subfamilies and 56 genera. Tessaratomids resemble large stink bugs (family Pentatomidae)
Tessaratomidae
Family of true bugs
(plant bugs, leaf bugs, grass bugs) Nabidae (damsel bugs) Pachynomidae Plokiophilidae Polyctenidae (old world bat bugs) Reduviidae (assassin bugs, wheel
Kerriidae
Family of true bugs
The Gelastocoridae (toad bugs) is a family of about 100 species of insects in the suborder Heteroptera. These fall into two genera, about 15 species of
Gelastocoridae
Superfamily of insects
PMC 3493603. PMID 23144967. Boggs, Joe (14 June 2016). "Planthoppers". Bug Bytes. Ohio State University Extension. Retrieved 29 January 2021. Dietrich
Planthopper
Family of true bugs
are a rarely collected family of parasitic bugs of the superfamily Cimicoidea. Polyctenidae species or bat bugs are obligate, hematophagous ectoparasites
Polyctenidae
Family of true bugs
the most widespread and species-rich genus, are sometimes called needle bugs or water stick insects as they are slenderer than Nepa. While water scorpions
Nepidae
Superfamily of true bugs
and 5 extinct). Among these are the stink bugs and shield bugs, jewel bugs, giant shield bugs, and burrower bugs. The Pentatomoidea are characterised by
Pentatomoidea
Family of true bugs
the order Hemiptera ("true bugs"), commonly called stilt bugs or thread bugs (not to be confused with the thread-legged bugs, Emesinae). Most berytids
Berytidae
Species of insect
mesquite bug (Thasus neocalifornicus) is an insect of the order Hemiptera, or the "true bugs". As a member of the family Coreidae, it is a leaf-footed bug. As
Giant_mesquite_bug
Family of true bugs
Corixidae. EverythingAbout.net Water Boatmen Buglopedia waterboatmen article water boatmen photos on the Tree of Life more water boatmen photos on Bug Guide
Corixidae
Family of insects
typical treehoppers to distinguish them from the Aetalionidae) and thorn bugs are members of the family Membracidae, a group of insects related to the
Treehopper
Family of true bugs
than 300 species world-wide. Many are red in colour and are known as red bugs, and some species are called cotton stainers because their feeding activities
Pyrrhocoridae
Family of true bugs
are a large family of true bugs (order Hemiptera). Many species under Rhyparochromidae are commonly referred to as seed bugs, as are other species within
Rhyparochromidae
Suborder of insects
(plant bugs, leaf bugs, grass bugs) Nabidae (damsel bugs) Pachynomidae Plokiophilidae Polyctenidae (old world bat bugs) Reduviidae (assassin bugs, wheel
Auchenorrhyncha
Fictional character
Ambush Bug is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. His real name is supposedly Irwin Schwab, but he has mental problems
Ambush_Bug
Family of true bugs
the damsel bugs. There are over 500 species in 20 genera. They are soft-bodied, elongate, winged terrestrial predators. Many damsel bugs catch and hold
Nabidae
Family of true bugs
Notonecta of the world. U. Kansas Sci. Bull. 21: 5-195.6+516+2kkig Painful bug bite, Williams 1980, Hawking & Smith 1997 [dead link] Notonectidae, Australian
Notonectidae
Family of true bugs
(plant bugs, leaf bugs, grass bugs) Nabidae (damsel bugs) Pachynomidae Plokiophilidae Polyctenidae (old world bat bugs) Reduviidae (assassin bugs, wheel
Fulgoridae
Family of true bugs
commonly known as broad-headed bugs, is a family of true bugs very similar to the closely related Coreidae (leaf-footed bugs and relatives). There are at
Alydidae
Family of insects
Aradidae is a family of true bugs (Heteroptera). Family members are commonly known as flat bugs due to their dorsoventrally flattened bodies. With few
Aradidae
Order of true bugs
animals as their prey or hosts. Members include bed bugs, bat bugs, assassin bugs, and pirate bugs. The two infraorders Cimicomorpha and Pentatomorpha have
Cimicomorpha
Family of true bugs
insects within the order Hemiptera. They are commonly known as bordered plant bugs because many have contrasting coloured edges to their hemelytra. There are
Largidae
Family of true bugs
Enicocephalidae, also called unique-headed bugs and gnat bugs, are a family of around 300 species of the suborder Heteroptera. They are typically 4 mm
Enicocephalidae
Family of insects
Piesmatidae is a small family of true bugs, commonly called ash-grey leaf bugs. The Piesmatidae are distributed mostly in the temperate Northern Hemisphere
Piesmatidae
Order of true bugs
PMID 32647332. Szwedo, Jacek (2016). "The unity, diversity and conformity of bugs (Hemiptera) through time". Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of
Sternorrhyncha
Family of true bugs
Taxonomic Information System. Carvalho C, Webb M (2005). "Cercopid Spittle Bugs of the New World (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Cercopidae)". Pensoft Series
Cercopidae
Infraorder of true bugs
true bug order Hemiptera. The group includes such animals as the shield- or stink-bugs (Pentatomidae and alies), flat bugs (Aradidae), seed bugs (Lygaeidae
Pentatomomorpha
Family of true bugs
(plant bugs, leaf bugs, grass bugs) Nabidae (damsel bugs) Pachynomidae Plokiophilidae Polyctenidae (old world bat bugs) Reduviidae (assassin bugs, wheel
Aphididae
Family of true bugs
predatory insects in the suborder Heteroptera. They are commonly known as riffle bugs, small water striders, or broad-shouldered water striders because the segment
Veliidae
Family of true bugs
Rhopalidae, or scentless plant bugs, are a family of true bugs. In older literature, the family is sometimes called "Corizidae". They differ from the
Rhopalidae
Superfamily of true bugs
(plant bugs, leaf bugs, grass bugs) Nabidae (damsel bugs) Pachynomidae Plokiophilidae Polyctenidae (old world bat bugs) Reduviidae (assassin bugs, wheel
Cimicoidea
Family of true bugs
The Thyreocoridae are a family of shield bugs, known by common names that include negro bugs or ebony bugs. Historically, a few authors have called this
Thyreocoridae
Family of planthoppers
(plant bugs, leaf bugs, grass bugs) Nabidae (damsel bugs) Pachynomidae Plokiophilidae Polyctenidae (old world bat bugs) Reduviidae (assassin bugs, wheel
Issidae
Family of true bugs
Sternorrhyncha, which is considered to be the most "primitive" group within the true bugs (Hemiptera). They have traditionally been considered a single family, Psyllidae
Psyllid
Family of true bugs
known as the creeping water bugs and saucer bugs. They are similar in appearance and behavior to Belostomatidae (giant water bugs), but considerably smaller
Naucoridae
Infraorder of true bugs
bugs). Leptopodomorpha is an infraorder of the order Heteroptera that contains more than 380 species. These small insects are also called shore bugs,
Leptopodomorpha
Superfamily of true bugs
The Lygaeoidea are a sizeable superfamily of true bugs, containing seed bugs and allies, in the order Hemiptera. There are about 16 families and more than
Lygaeoidea
Family of true bugs
Saldidae, also known as shore bugs, are a family of insects in the order Hemiptera (true bugs). They are oval-shaped and measure 2–8 mm (0.08–0.31 in)
Saldidae
Family of true bugs
Acanthosomatidae is a family of Hemiptera, commonly named shield bugs and sometimes stink bugs. There are currently recognized 200 species in 55 genera, making
Acanthosomatidae
Infraorder of true bugs
the "true bug" order Hemiptera. These "typical" bugs (suborder Heteroptera) are commonly called semiaquatic bugs or shore-inhabiting bugs. The Ochteroidea
Gerromorpha
Family of true bugs
approximately 255 species. Schizopterids are some of the smallest (0.5–2.0 mm) true bugs. Members of this family can be distinguished by their small size, enlarged
Schizopteridae
Family of true bugs
(plant bugs, leaf bugs, grass bugs) Nabidae (damsel bugs) Pachynomidae Plokiophilidae Polyctenidae (old world bat bugs) Reduviidae (assassin bugs, wheel
Diaspididae
Family of planthoppers
(plant bugs, leaf bugs, grass bugs) Nabidae (damsel bugs) Pachynomidae Plokiophilidae Polyctenidae (old world bat bugs) Reduviidae (assassin bugs, wheel
Flatidae
Genus of insects (type of true bugs)
Dicranocephalus is the sole genus of true bugs in the family Stenocephalidae. There are about 30 described species in the genus Dicranocephalus. These
Dicranocephalus
Family of true bugs
family of shield bugs native to the Old World. They are a family of hemipteran insects (true bugs) of the suborder Heteroptera (typical bugs). Aphanopneuma
Plataspidae
Family of true bugs
(plant bugs, leaf bugs, grass bugs) Nabidae (damsel bugs) Pachynomidae Plokiophilidae Polyctenidae (old world bat bugs) Reduviidae (assassin bugs, wheel
Ricaniidae
Order of true bugs
(plant bugs, leaf bugs, grass bugs) Nabidae (damsel bugs) Pachynomidae Plokiophilidae Polyctenidae (old world bat bugs) Reduviidae (assassin bugs, wheel
Prosorrhyncha
Family of planthoppers
(plant bugs, leaf bugs, grass bugs) Nabidae (damsel bugs) Pachynomidae Plokiophilidae Polyctenidae (old world bat bugs) Reduviidae (assassin bugs, wheel
Delphacidae
Genus of insects
(plant bugs, leaf bugs, grass bugs) Nabidae (damsel bugs) Pachynomidae Plokiophilidae Polyctenidae (old world bat bugs) Reduviidae (assassin bugs, wheel
Dactylopius
Family of true bugs
The Peloridiidae or moss bugs are a family of true bugs, comprising eighteen genera and thirty-four species. They are small, ranging in length from 2 to
Peloridiidae
Family of true bugs
(plant bugs, leaf bugs, grass bugs) Nabidae (damsel bugs) Pachynomidae Plokiophilidae Polyctenidae (old world bat bugs) Reduviidae (assassin bugs, wheel
Margarodidae
Family of true bugs
Histochemical studies of the ovarian nurse tissue and oocytes of the milkweed bug, Oncopeltus fasciatus (Dallas). I. Cytology, nuclei acids, and carbohydrates
Phylloxeridae
Family of true bugs
makes them resemble a yardstick for measuring the water surface. Hydrometrid bugs are of a greyish or pale brown colour, and relatively large amongst Gerromorpha
Hydrometridae
Family of true bugs
(plant bugs, leaf bugs, grass bugs) Nabidae (damsel bugs) Pachynomidae Plokiophilidae Polyctenidae (old world bat bugs) Reduviidae (assassin bugs, wheel
Tettigarctidae
Family of true bugs
(plant bugs, leaf bugs, grass bugs) Nabidae (damsel bugs) Pachynomidae Plokiophilidae Polyctenidae (old world bat bugs) Reduviidae (assassin bugs, wheel
Cixiidae
Superfamily of true bugs
Psylloidea is a superfamily of true bugs, including the jumping plant lice and others which have recently been classified as distinct families. Though
Psylloidea
Family of true bugs
(plant bugs, leaf bugs, grass bugs) Nabidae (damsel bugs) Pachynomidae Plokiophilidae Polyctenidae (old world bat bugs) Reduviidae (assassin bugs, wheel
Aetalionidae
Subfamily of true bugs
(plant bugs, leaf bugs, grass bugs) Nabidae (damsel bugs) Pachynomidae Plokiophilidae Polyctenidae (old world bat bugs) Reduviidae (assassin bugs, wheel
Saltusaphidinae
Family of true bugs
example of automimicry. The "false head" effect is further reinforced by the bugs' habit of walking backwards when it detects movement nearby, so as to misdirect
Eurybrachidae
Subfamily of true bugs
(plant bugs, leaf bugs, grass bugs) Nabidae (damsel bugs) Pachynomidae Plokiophilidae Polyctenidae (old world bat bugs) Reduviidae (assassin bugs, wheel
Lizeriinae
Family of planthoppers
(plant bugs, leaf bugs, grass bugs) Nabidae (damsel bugs) Pachynomidae Plokiophilidae Polyctenidae (old world bat bugs) Reduviidae (assassin bugs, wheel
Dictyopharidae
Infraorder of true bugs
Dipsocoromorpha is an infraorder of insects in the order Hemiptera (true bugs) containing roughly 300 species, in one superfamily, Dipsocoroidea. The insects
Dipsocoromorpha
Species of mammal found in North America
histoplasmosis. Concerns about humans becoming affected by bat ectoparasites such as ticks, fleas, or bat bugs are generally unfounded, as parasites that feed on
Little_brown_bat
Family of true bugs
"Aphrophoridae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-26. "Aphrophoridae Family Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-04-26. Cryan, Jason R. (2005). "Molecular phylogeny
Aphrophoridae
Family of true bugs
Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-06-21. Images at BugGuide Florida wax scale on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site Data
Coccidae
Superfamily of true bugs
The superfamily Membracoidea of sap-sucking true-bugs includes two of the largest families within what used to be called the "Homoptera": the leafhoppers
Membracoidea
Family of true bugs
"true bugs", being members of the order Hemiptera, and are in the suborder Heteroptera. Ochteridae commonly are known as the velvety shore bugs. They
Ochteridae
Genus of insects
Henicocoridae is a monotypic family of plant bugs created for the genus Henicocoris with the sole species Henicocoris monteithi. It was initially treated
Henicocoris
Family of true bugs
Fennah, 1949 Zulia Fennah, 1949 Carvalho C, Webb M (2005). "Cercopid Spittle Bugs of the New World (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Cercopidae)". Pensoft Series
Ischnorhinidae
BAT BUG
BAT BUG
Male
English
Old pet form of English Walter, WAT means "ruler of the army."
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : from the Middle English personal name Bat(t)e, a pet form of Bartholomew.
Male
English
Short form of English Bartholomew, BART means "son of Talmai."
Male
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name BAO means "protection."
Girl/Female
American, British, Christian, English, Greek, Hindu, Hungarian, Indian, Swedish
Pure; Form of Catherine; Cat
Female
English
Pet form of English Katherine, KAT means "pure."
Female
Egyptian
, Child of Bast.
Female
Hebrew
(בַּת-×ֵל) Hebrew name BAT-EL means "daughter of God."
Female
English
English pet form of Greek Barbara, BAB means "foreign; strange."
Female
Hebrew
(בַּת-ש×ֶבַע) Variant spelling of Hebrew Bath-Sheba, BAT-SHEVA means "daughter of the oath."
Male
English
Short form of English Basil, BAS means "king" or "basil (the herb)."
Surname or Lastname
English (Bath)
English (Bath) : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Hebrew
Ploughman. Son of Talmai (Talmai is a, meaning abounding in furrows.) Famous bearer: St...
Male
Hebrew
 Short form of Hebrew Nathan, NAT means "a giver" or "whom God gave." Compare with another form of Nat.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : like Bate, a derivative of the Middle English personal name Batte, a pet form of Bartholomew.English : possibly from a Middle English survival of an Old English personal name or byname Bata, of uncertain origin and meaning, but perhaps akin to batt ‘cudgel’ and so, as a byname, given to a thickset man or a belligerent one.English : topographic name, of uncertain meaning. That it is a topographic name seems clear from examples such as Walter atte Batte (Somerset 1327), but the meaning of the term is in doubt although it is found in medieval field names.German : from a medieval personal name (Latin Beatus ‘Blessed’), bestowed in honor of the apostle who was reputed to have brought Christianity to Switzerland and southern Germany.
Female
English
Short form of English Elizabeth, BET means "God is my oath."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the city of Bath in western England, which is the site of sumptuous, but in the Middle Ages ruined, Roman baths. The place is named with the dative plural of Old English bæð ‘bath’. In some cases the surname may have originated as a metonymic occupational name for an attendant at a public bath house.Scottish : reduced and altered form of McBeth.German : variant of Bathe.Indian (Panjab) : Sikh name based on the name of a Jat clan.
Male
English
English unisex short form of English Patrick and Latin Patricia, PAT means "patrician; of noble birth."
Male
English
Pet form of English Basil, BAZ means "king" or "basil (the herb)."
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Matt, MAT means "gift of God."
BAT BUG
BAT BUG
Surname or Lastname
English (Hampshire)
English (Hampshire) : of uncertain origin. It could be from a pet form of a Middle English female personal name, Mab(be) (see Mabbitt). Alternatively, it may be an altered form of Mowbray.French : from the personal name Amable (from Latin Amabilis meaning ‘loveable’).
Boy/Male
Indian
Boy/Male
Danish German American Czechoslovakian
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Vishnu
Girl/Female
Assamese, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Speaks Kindly
Boy/Male
Hawaiian
God's majesty.
Girl/Female
Arabic
Favour; The Best of the Good
Boy/Male
Hindu
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Japanese
Lily
Girl/Female
Hindu
Blessing, Goddess Parvati, Goddess Lakshmi
BAT BUG
BAT BUG
BAT BUG
BAT BUG
BAT BUG
v. t.
To place in a boat; as, to boat oars.
superl.
Rich; producing a large income; desirable; as, a fat benefice; a fat office; a fat job.
n.
One of the Cheiroptera, an order of flying mammals, in which the wings are formed by a membrane stretched between the elongated fingers, legs, and tail. The common bats are small and insectivorous. See Cheiroptera and Vampire.
v. i.
To use a bat, as in a game of baseball.
n.
See 2d Bath.
v. t.
To transport in a boat; as, to boat goods.
superl.
Wanting good qualities, whether physical or moral; injurious, hurtful, inconvenient, offensive, painful, unfavorable, or defective, either physically or morally; evil; vicious; wicked; -- the opposite of good; as, a bad man; bad conduct; bad habits; bad soil; bad health; bad crop; bad news.
adv.
In a pat manner.
imp.
of Beat
v. t.
To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay; as, to bay the bear.
v. t.
To put into a bag; as, to bag hops.
n.
An animal of various species of the genera Felis and Lynx. The domestic cat is Felis domestica. The European wild cat (Felis catus) is much larger than the domestic cat. In the United States the name wild cat is commonly applied to the bay lynx (Lynx rufus) See Wild cat, and Tiger cat.
imp. & p. p.
of Bet
n.
A vehicle, utensil, or dish, somewhat resembling a boat in shape; as, a stone boat; a gravy boat.
superl.
Fertile; productive; as, a fat soil; a fat pasture.
v. t.
To strike or hit with a bat or a pole; to cudgel; to beat.
superl.
Abounding with fat
p. p.
of Beat