fruit bat
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3.7
- noun
- /frut bæt/
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murciélago frugívoro
- The fruit bats of Montserrat have had to contend with most of nature's torments.
- nosed fruit bat
- pig-nosed fruit bat
- fruit bat populations
Examples
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And we were able to capture nearly three and a half times more fruit bats last summer than we had during the peak of volcanic activity in 1997.
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Many fruit bat populations suffered primarily because there was nowhere for them to go.
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I was raised by African fruit bats.
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The most likely source of horse infection was fruit bats.
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My 2002 census of Montserrat's fruit bats followed the wettest spring since 1995.
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Since that time, the fruit-bat population has rebounded and stabilized, but not without complications.
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In Malaysia, a virus called Nipah spilled over from fruit bats in 1998.
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The rain, the dramatic rejuvenation of Montserrat's remaining forested areas, and a great increase in fruit bat populations are all most welcome.
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In Puerto Rico, fruit bat populations could abandon hurricane-damaged forests and disperse across a larger landmass into unscathed areas.
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The fruit bat hangs upside down in the tree, eating a ripe mango.
Synonyms
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8.1
A large bat that eats fruit and lives in warm areas
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8.2
A large bat that eats fruit and has a face like a fox and long wings
A large fruit bat with a face like a fox that lives in tropical regions
A large fruit-eating bat from Southeast Asia that is active at night
A group of fruit bats from New Guinea and nearby islands with tube-shaped nostrils
A bat that eats fruit and has tube-shaped nostrils that point away from each other
A fruit bat with nostrils that stick out like small tubes
A fruit-eating bat with tube-shaped nostrils that point outward
A fruit bat with nostrils shaped like tubes
A group of short-nosed fruit bats found in South and Southeast Asia
A bat that eats fruit and lives in South and Southeast Asia
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun–noun compound 'fruit bat' is fully compositional: it denotes a bat that eats fruit, so a learner who knows 'fruit' and 'bat' can readily deduce the meaning. This straightforward modifier-head pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows normal English compounding, making the expression immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.
Etymology
Fruit bat: The name fruit bat comes from a simple image: a bat that eats fruit, often feeding on mangoes or figs at night. So the name means 'a bat that eats fruit' and helps you remember what this animal eats.