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Pteropus capestratus

Pteropus capestratus

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A large fruit-eating bat from Southeast Asia that is active at night
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Pteropus capestratus
  • The Pteropus capestratus is often found roosting in large trees.

Examples

  • The Pteropus capestratus plays an important role in pollinating tropical plants.

  • Researchers tracked the movements of Pteropus capestratus populations across the island.

  • A Pteropus capestratus colony can often be found roosting in the tall trees near rivers.

  • Have you ever seen a Pteropus capestratus in the wild?

  • A Pteropus capestratus colony can often be found roosting in the tall trees near rivers.

  • The Pteropus capestratus plays an important role in pollinating tropical plants.

  • Researchers tracked the movements of Pteropus capestratus populations across the island.

Surface Forms

Pteropus capestratus singular
Pteropus capestratuses plural

Morphology

Pteropus + capestratus

The first element 'Pteropus' directly names a genus of large fruit bats, so a learner who knows that constituent can infer the phrase refers to a bat species; however the specific epithet 'capestratus' is not interpretable from English and does not contribute a transparent, predictable meaning. Taxonomic binomials function as labels cross-linguistically, making the high-level category (a species of bat) inferable but the precise sense of the name non-compositional.

Etymology

Pteropus capestratus comes from old Greek and Latin parts: Pteropus means 'winged foot' and capestratus may come from a word for 'cap' or a place name. So the name paints a simple picture of a large fruit bat with winged limbs and a special head mark or a link to where it lives, which helps you remember this species.