Harpy bat Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

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Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) (a) An East Indian fruit bat of the genus Harpyia (esp. H. cerphalotes), having prominent, tubular nostrils. (b) A small, insectivorous Indian bat (Harpiocephalus harpia).

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