Bats fly.

Meaning: This means that bats are able to move through the air by flapping their wings. It's like saying, Bats can move through the air without touching the ground.

Choice of Words: Bats are nocturnal flying mammals. Fly means to move through the air using wings. When you put them together, "Bats fly" means that bats are able to move through the air by flapping their wings.

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Bats are flying mammals.

Meaning: This means that bats are animals that have fur, give birth to live young, nurse their young with milk, and can fly. It's like saying, Bats are animals that have all the characteristics of mammals and can also fly.

Choice of Words: Bats are small mammals that have wings and can fly. Are is a verb that means to be or exist. Flying is a verb that means to move through the air using wings. Mammals are animals that have fur, give birth to live young, and nurse their young with milk. When you put them together, "Bats are flying mammals" means that bats are animals that have fur, give birth to live young, nurse their young with milk, and can fly.

Bats have wings and can fly.

Meaning: This means that bats have wings and are able to use them to move through the air. It's like saying, Bats have wings and are able to use them to move up and down in the air.

Choice of Words: Bats are small mammals that have wings and can fly. Have is a verb that means to own or possess something. Wings are the body parts that birds and bats use to fly. Can is a modal verb that means to be able to do something. Fly means to move through the air using wings. When you put them together, "Bats have wings and can fly" means that bats have wings and are able to move through the air using their wings.

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