fruit bat








noun

  1. any fruit-eating bat, especially of the suborder Megachiroptera, of tropical regions throughout the Old World, typically having erect, catlike ears and large eyes adapted for night vision, and either tailless or with a rudimentary tail, the numerous species ranging in wingspan from 10 inches to 5 feet (25 cm to 1.5 meters).

noun

  1. any large Old World bat of the suborder Megachiroptera, occurring in tropical and subtropical regions and feeding on fruitCompare insectivorous bat
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