Bats
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A Northeast Caucasian language of the Nakh family, spoken in Georgia.
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A Northeast Caucasian language of the Nakh family, spoken in Georgia.
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A commune in Landes department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
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A nickname for Batman.
The Dark Knight Returns, published in four installments in 1986, is an extremely grim vision of a near-future Batman in a crime-ridden Gotham (reminiscent of Death Wish–era New York) that went to seed after Bats hung up the cape and cowl years prior.
Etymology
From Bat(man) + -s (hypocoristic suffix).
Batman · A province in the Black Sea region, in northern Turkey.baton · A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.bats · Mad, insane.
Bats · A Northeast Caucasian language of the Nakh family, spoken in Georgia.
battalion · An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a…batter · To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.battered · Beaten up through a lot of use; in rough condition; weathered.