fruit bat

Any of various fruit-eating bats of the suborder Megachiroptera, inhabiting chiefly tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, and Australia.

fruit bat

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any large Old World bat of the suborder Megachiroptera, occurring in tropical and subtropical regions and feeding on fruit Compare insectivorous bat

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fruit bat - large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit

megabat

bat, chiropteran - nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate

Megachiroptera, suborder Megachiroptera - fruit bats

flying fox - large bat with a head that resembles the head of a fox

Pteropus capestratus - a variety of fruit bat

Pteropus hypomelanus - a variety of fruit bat

harpy bat, tube-nosed bat, tube-nosed fruit bat, harpy - any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes

Cynopterus sphinx - a variety of fruit eating bat

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BAT chiroptera chiropteran Cynopterus sphinx flying fox Fox bat fruit-eating bat genus Nyctimene Harpy harpy bat insectivorous bat kalong megabat Megachiroptera Microchiroptera Nyctimene order Chiroptera Pteropus capestratus Pteropus hypomelanus	Min Tan of the Guangdong Entomological Institute in Guangzhou, China, conducted the study on short-nosed fruit bat Cynopterus sphinx, found in south-east Asia. Study finds bats practice oral sex by Asian News International If you find bats interesting, you will be pleased to learn that fruit bats are the only mammals endemic to the island. The Wildlife of Mauritius by Lorraine Waddell / Travel, recreation and leisure community Byline: ROB DEWALT Long before he officially became part of the lineup of Grammy-nominated indie-rock darlings (and former Albuquerque residents) The Shins in 2007, singer-songwriter, guitarist, and keyboardist Eric Johnson was touring with an early version of the cheery, countrified, guitar-driven folk pop that finds his own band -- the Fruit Bats -- sitting alongside The Shins as label mates on Seattle's Sub Pop records. SOUNDWAVES; BAT STRIKES FOLK IN HEART OF CITY by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)	Fructescence Fructiculose Fructidor fructiferous Fructiferuos fructification fructify fructose fructosuria Fructuary Fructuation fructuous Fructure Frue vanner frugal frugality frugally Frugalness Frugiferous Frugivora frugivore frugivorous fruit fruit and vegetable store fruit bar fruit bat fruit beer fruit body Fruit bud fruit cocktail fruit compote fruit crush fruit cup fruit custard fruit dish Fruit dot fruit drink fruit drop fruit farm fruit fly fruit grower fruit jar fruit juice fruit knife fruit machine fruit of the poisonous tree Fruit pigeon fruit punch fruit salad fruit sugar Fruit thrush	Frugivory Frugivory Frühen Neuzeit eV Fruher Roter Malvaiser Fruher Roter Malvaiser Frühjahr-Sommer-Meningo-Enzephalitis Frühsommer-Meningo-Enzephalitis Frühstyxradio Fruin, Robert Jakob fruit fruit fruit fruit fruit fruit fruit & vegetable Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association of Delaware Fruit Abscission Fruit and Food Technology Research Institute Fruit and Shoot Borer Resistant Fruit and Vegetable Fruit and Vegetable Development Board Fruit and Vegetable Dispute Resolution Corporation Fruit and Vegetable Exporters and Processors Association Fruit and Vegetable Products Division fruit and vegetable store Fruit and Vegetable Strainer Parts Fruit and Vegetables fruit bar Fruit Basket Turnover fruit bat Fruit Bats Fruit Bats Fruit Bats fruit beer fruit bodies fruit body Fruit Body Hydrophobin 1 Fruit bottom Fruit bottom Fruit Breeding Working Group Fruit bromelain Fruit bromelain Fruit bromelain Fruit bud Fruit bud Fruit cake fruit cocktail fruit compote Fruit Crop fruit crush fruit cup Fruit cups fruit custard fruit dish Fruit dot fruit drink fruit drop Fruit extracts Fruit extracts Fruit extracts

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chiroptera
chiropteran
Cynopterus sphinx
flying fox
Fox bat
fruit-eating bat
genus Nyctimene
Harpy
harpy bat
insectivorous bat
kalong
megabat
Megachiroptera
Microchiroptera
Nyctimene
order Chiroptera
Pteropus capestratus
Pteropus hypomelanus

Min Tan of the Guangdong Entomological Institute in Guangzhou, China, conducted the study on short-nosed fruit bat Cynopterus sphinx, found in south-east Asia.

Study finds bats practice oral sex by Asian News International

If you find bats interesting, you will be pleased to learn that fruit bats are the only mammals endemic to the island.

The Wildlife of Mauritius by Lorraine Waddell / Travel, recreation and leisure community

Byline: ROB DEWALT Long before he officially became part of the lineup of Grammy-nominated indie-rock darlings (and former Albuquerque residents) The Shins in 2007, singer-songwriter, guitarist, and keyboardist Eric Johnson was touring with an early version of the cheery, countrified, guitar-driven folk pop that finds his own band -- the Fruit Bats -- sitting alongside The Shins as label mates on Seattle's Sub Pop records.

SOUNDWAVES; BAT STRIKES FOLK IN HEART OF CITY by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)

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