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Kitti's hog-nosed bat

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Craseonycteris thonglongyai, a small bat with a distinctive pig-like snout, found in western Thailand and southeast Burma.

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History

Etymology

Named after Kitti Thonglongya, the Thai zoologist who discovered it.

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Translations

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  • Finnish: siankuonolepakko — Craseonycteris thonglongyai
  • Japanese: 豚鼻蝙蝠 (butabanakōmori) — Craseonycteris thonglongyai
  • Polish: świnionos malutki — Craseonycteris thonglongyai