bathouse

English

Etymology

Compound of bat +‎ house.

Noun

bathouse (plural bathouses)

  1. A structure designed to serve as a shelter for bats.
    • 2019 April, Sina M. Weier, et. al, “Insect pest consumption by bats in macadamia orchards established by molecular diet analyses”, in Global Ecology and Conservation, volume 18, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Wiley-Blackwell, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3:
      Between July 2015 and April 2017, we collected bat faecal pellets using two different methods to determine the prevalence of insect pests in faecal pellets. Twenty-one bathouses had been mounted on poles in four orchards in the study area by the company 'EcoSolutions' (Johannesburg, South Africa) in 2014.

Usage notes
  • Not to be confused with bathhouse (“a building with baths”)
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