megabat
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- noun
- /ˈmɛɡəˌbæt/
- Specialized
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megabát
Examples
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The phylogenetic relationship between the two groups of bats is complex, with megabats nesting among microbat lineages.
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(a) Harem of the Indian fruit bat Cynopterus sphinx. This megabat species modifies the fruit stands of palms to create day roosts.
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Megabats, which range from 15 to 1,500 grams (g) in body mass, differ from microbats, which range from 2 to 160 g, in their sensory and feeding ecology.
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In the warm night air, the megabat swooped down to feast on ripe fruits hanging from the trees.
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While hiking in the tropical forest, we spotted a megabat gracefully gliding between the branches.
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The researchers studied the feeding habits of the megabat, noting how it prefers bananas and mangoes.
Synonyms
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A small animal that flies at night and finds food by sound
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A large flying animal that lives in warm places and eats mostly fruit at night
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A large bat that eats fruit and has a face like a fox and long wings
Large bats with big eyes that eat fruit and nectar
A group of large fruit bats like flying foxes that live in tropical regions
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 short-nosed fruit bats found in South and Southeast Asia
A bat that eats fruit and lives in South and Southeast Asia
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
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Surface Forms
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Etymology
Megabat is made of mega- and bat, where mega- means 'large' as in megaphone and megabyte, and bat is the flying animal. So a megabat is a 'large bat', which fits the big fruit-eating bats often called flying foxes.