noun
large carnivorous Old World bat with very large ears
• Syn: ↑Megaderma lyra
• Hypernyms: ↑false vampire, ↑false vampire bat
• Member Holonyms: ↑Megaderma, ↑genus Megaderma
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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷-\ noun : any of numerous bats having exceptionally large ears (as members of a No. American genus Corynorhimes or of an Old World tropical family Megadermatidae)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.