NOUN | animal | harpy bat, harpy, tube-nosed bat, tube-nosed fruit bat | any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes |
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Meaning | Any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes. | |
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Synonyms | harpy, tube-nosed bat, tube-nosed fruit bat | |
Member of | Nyctimene, genus Nyctimene | East Indian fruit bats |
Broader | fruit bat, megabat | large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit |
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