bat-wings

Leathery flying appendages

Bat-wings are the distinctive membrane wings of bats, stretched between elongated finger bones—a structure that makes bats the only mammals capable of true flight.

The term extends to anything resembling this shape: bat-wing sleeves on a garment hang loose from shoulder to wrist, and bat-wing doors are the double swinging doors of saloons in Western films.

In bodybuilding slang, bat-wings are the loose skin or fat that hangs from the upper arms, especially with age.

costume

cape

Shouldered sleeveless wrap

gothic · accessory · cosplay · theatrical · black · spooky · wire-frame · fabric · silhouette · dramatic

anatomy

membrane

Thin tissue sheet

leathery · forearm · gliding · nocturnal · chiroptera · sonar · roosting · cave-dwelling · aerodynamic · ultrasonic

fashion

sleeve

Garment's arm portion

draping · avant-garde · runway · attached · billowing · silhouette · dolman · loose · theatrical · statement

fitness

triceps

Three-headed arm muscle

jiggly · sagging · exercise · dumbbell · pushups · resistance · aging · gravity · sleeveless · tightening

culinary

fried

Cooked in hot fat

  • crispyBrittle and snapping
  • drumetteChicken wing's upper segment
  • flatLacking vertical variation

buffalo · appetizer · barbecue · glazed · spicy · teriyaki · sticky · celery · deep-fried · marinaded

Opposites
wing structure/type

bat-wingsfeathered wings

Plumed flight appendages

bird wings · angel wings · plumage · feathers · pinions

Family

bat, wing, bats, wings, batted, batting, batter, batty, winged

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G