BATRACHOMYOMACHY
Bat`ra*cho*my*om"a*chy, n. Etym: [Gr. ; frog + mouse + battle.]
Defn: The battle between the frogs and mice; — a Greek parody on the
Iliad, of uncertain authorship.
BATRACHOPHAGOUS
Bat`ra*choph"a*gous, a. Etym: [Gr. frog + to eat.]
Defn: Feeding on frogs. Quart. Rev.
BATSMAN
Bats"man, n.; pl. Batsmen (.
Defn: The one who wields the bat in cricket, baseball, etc.
BAT'S-WING; BATWING
Bat's"-wing" or Bat"wing, a.
Defn: Shaped like a bat's wing; as, a bat's-wing burner.
BATTA Bat"ta, n. Etym: [Prob. through Pg. for Canarese bhatta rice in the husk.]
Defn: Extra pay; esp. an extra allowance to an English officer serving in India. Whitworth.