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noun
An East Indian fruit bat of the genus Nyctimene (especially Nyctimene cephalotes), with prominent tubular nostrils.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A small insectivorous Indian bat (Harpiocephalus harpia); the lesser hairy-winged bat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: harpy, tube-nosed bat, tube-nosed fruit bat
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Broader terms: fruit bat, megabat
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