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large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit

↑flying fox, ↑Pteropus capestratus, ↑Pteropus hypomelanus, ↑harpy, ↑harpy bat, ↑tube-nosed bat, ↑tube-nosed fruit bat, ↑Cynopterus sphinx

: any of numerous large bats that constitute the suborder Megachiroptera, are confined to the warm parts of the Old World, and feed on fruit — called also flying fox

any fruit-eating bat, esp. 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 in. to 5 ft. (25 cm to 1.5 m).

[1875-80]

fruit bat noun

Any bat of the suborder Megacheiroptera, large fruit-eating bats of the Old World

Main Entry: ↑fruit

fruit bat,

any one of various fruit-eating bats found in warm regions of the world. One variety, the flying fox, is one of the largest of all bats.

n. a bat with a long snout and large eyes, feeding chiefly on fruit or nectar and found mainly in the Old World tropics. ● Family Pteropodidae: many genera and numerous species. See also flying fox

noun, pl ⋯ bats [count]

: a large bat that eats fruit and lives in hot parts of the world

ˈfruit bat f23 [fruit bat] noun

a ↑bat (= an animal like a mouse with wings) that lives in hot countries and eats fruit