dơi quạ
Definition
- Noun:
- Flying fox: A type of large bat belonging to the family Pteropodidae, known for its fox-like face and for eating fruit. It is not a bird but a mammal capable of flight.
- Fruit bat: Another common name for this animal, highlighting its diet of fruit and nectar.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Đàn dơi quạ đang đậu trên cây. (A colony of flying foxes is roosting in the tree.)
- Dơi quạ ăn trái cây và phấn hoa. (Fruit bats eat fruit and pollen.)
- So với các loài dơi khác, dơi quạ có kích thước lớn hơn. (Compared to other bat species, flying foxes are larger in size.)
Advanced Usage
- Ecological role: The term "dơi quạ" is often used in discussions about ecology, pollination, and seed dispersal, as these animals are important for many tropical ecosystems.
- Dơi quạ đóng vai trò quan trọng trong việc thụ phấn cho nhiều loài cây. (Flying foxes play a crucial role in pollinating many plant species.)
Variants and Related Words
- Dơi ăn quả / Dơi quả: Informal or alternative names for "dơi quạ," meaning "fruit bat."
- Họ Dơi quạ (Pteropodidae): The scientific family name for flying foxes and Old World fruit bats.
- Dơi: The general term for "bat." "Dơi quạ" is a specific type of "dơi."
Synonyms
- Roussette: The French term, sometimes used in scientific or older Vietnamese contexts.
- Fruit bat: The direct English synonym.
- Megabat: A scientific term for bats in the Pteropodidae family.
Related Phrases
- Bảo tồn dơi quạ: Flying fox conservation.
- Bảo tồn dơi quạ là cần thiết để duy trì sự cân bằng sinh thái. (Flying fox conservation is necessary to maintain ecological balance.)
- Khu vực trú ngụ của dơi quạ: Flying fox roosting site.
- Chúng tôi không nên làm phiền khu vực trú ngụ của dơi quạ. (We should not disturb the flying fox roosting site.)
Related Idioms
Note: There are no common Vietnamese idioms that specifically feature "dơi quạ." The general word for bat, "dơi," appears in some idioms, but "dơi quạ" itself is a zoological term and not typically used idiomatically.
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Flying fox (bat)
