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harpy bat

harpy bat noun: an East Indian fruit bat of the genus Nyctimene (especially Nyctimene cephalotes), with prominent tubular nostrils.

Noun

harpy bat (plural harpy bats)

  1. An East Indian fruit bat of the genus Nyctimene (especially Nyctimene cephalotes), with prominent tubular nostrils.
  2. A small insectivorous Indian bat (Harpiocephalus harpia); the lesser hairy-winged bat.

Forms of harpy bat

pluralharpy bats

Questions about harpy bat

What does harpy bat mean?
Harpy bat means an East Indian fruit bat of the genus Nyctimene (especially Nyctimene cephalotes), with prominent tubular nostrils.
What part of speech is harpy bat?
Harpy bat is a noun.
What is the plural of harpy bat?
The plural of harpy bat is harpy bats.

Words near harpy bat in the dictionary

  1. Harptree
  2. Harpur
  3. Harpurhey
  4. Harput
  5. harpy
  6. harpy bat
  7. harpy bats
  8. harpy eagle
  9. harpy eagles
  10. harpyish
  11. harpylike

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