fruit bat

noun

1. any fruit-eating bat, especially of the suborder Megachiroptera, of tropical regions throughout the Old World, typically having erect, catlike ears and large eyes adapted for night vision, and either tailless or with a rudimentary tail, the numerous species ranging in wingspan from 10 inches to 5 feet (25 centimeters to 1.5 meters).

fruit bat

noun

1. any large Old World bat of the suborder Megachiroptera , occurring in tropical and subtropical regions and feeding on fruit Compare insectivorous bat

Word History and Origins

Origin of fruit bat¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Among those creatures were the ivory-billed woodpecker, the Little Mariana fruit bat, and the scioto madtom fish.

From Popular-Science

In that timeframe, the inspector only noted peeling walls in the mouse deer and fruit bat enclosures, some rust in the lion’s den, a water drainage issue in the babirusa’s space and overdue water-quality tests in the sea lions’ pool.

From Time

When only one kind of movement (hinge) is allowed, as in the fruit bat, the cartilages are not found.

From Project Gutenberg

From a number of high trees, thousands of flying foxes (fruit-bat, Pteropus medius) are suspended.

From Project Gutenberg

This is the case with a Fruit Bat belonging to the genus Pteralopex.

From Project Gutenberg