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long-tongued bat

long-tongued bat noun: any leaf-nosed bat of the genus Glossophaga.

long-tongued bat: any leaf-nosed bat of the genus Glossophaga
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Noun

long-tongued bat (plural long-tongued bats)

  1. Any leaf-nosed bat of the genus Glossophaga.

long-tongued bat meaning in Arabic

long-tongued bat in Arabic

Glossophaga-genus bat
مَضَّاص maḍḍāṣ

Forms of long-tongued bat

plurallong-tongued bats

Origin of long-tongued bat

By surface analysis, long-tongued + bat. Compare translingual Glossophaga (literally “tongue-eater”).

Questions about long-tongued bat

What does long-tongued bat mean?
Long-tongued bat means any leaf-nosed bat of the genus Glossophaga.
What is long-tongued bat in Arabic?
Long-tongued bat in Arabic is مَضَّاص (maḍḍāṣ). See Long-tongued bat meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is long-tongued bat?
Long-tongued bat is a noun.
What is the plural of long-tongued bat?
The plural of long-tongued bat is long-tongued bats.

Words near long-tongued bat in the dictionary

  1. long-toed stint
  2. long-toed water beetle
  3. long-toed water beetles
  4. long-togs
  5. long-tongued
  6. long-tongued bat
  7. long-tongued bats
  8. long-visaged
  9. long-vowel mark
  10. long-vowel marks
  11. long-waisted

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