Fliers that may consume thousands of insects in an hour (4)

I believe the answer is:

bats

(Other definitions for bats that I've seen before include "Hits" , "cracked" , "out to lunch" , "Cuckoo" , "Mad; mammals" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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