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TUBE-NOSED BAT
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes
Synonyms:
harpy; harpy bat; tube-nosed bat; tube-nosed fruit bat
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("tube-nosed bat" is a kind of...):
fruit bat; megabat (large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit)
Holonyms ("tube-nosed bat" is a member of...):
genus Nyctimene; Nyctimene (East Indian fruit bats)