fruit batnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfruːt ˌbæt/us/ˈfruːt ˌbæt/also flying foxa large flying mammal that eats fruit and lives in warm or hot countries
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Wild mammals
- aardvark
- anteater
- armadillo
- bandicoot
- big beast
- giant panda
- giraffe
- grizzly bear
- hedgehog
- hippopotamus
- panda
- platypus
- polar bear
- polecat
- porcupine
- tapir
- tusker
- vampire bat
- wallaby
- weasel
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Examples from literature
- The bat in question is not the animal we are familiar with, but the immensely larger fruit bat, the flesh of which is readily eaten.
- They live in caves, and not as the large fruit bats of India, which repose head downwards, hanging from trees in great colonies.