fruit bat

Thân thiện

A fruit bat hangs upside down from a branch in a tropical forest.

Definition

Noun: 1. A large bat of the Old World: A type of bat, typically large in size, native to warm and tropical regions of Africa, Asia, and Australasia (the Old World). 2. A fruit-eating bat: A bat whose primary diet consists of fruit, nectar, and pollen, as opposed to insects. It belongs to the family Pteropodidae.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The fruit bat uses its excellent eyesight and sense of smell to locate ripe fruit at night.
  • Conservationists are working to protect the habitat of the endangered fruit bat.
  • Unlike most bats, fruit bats do not use echolocation to navigate.

Advanced Usage

• Ecological role: The term is used to describe the animal's function as a pollinator and seed disperser in tropical ecosystems.
  • As a fruit bat feeds, it spreads seeds, helping to regenerate forests.

Variants and Related Words

• Flying fox (n): A common name for the largest species of fruit bats, characterized by their fox-like faces.
  • The giant golden-crowned flying fox is one of the largest bat species in the world.
• Megabat (n): The scientific suborder (Megachiroptera) to which all fruit bats belong.
• Pteropodid (n): A member of the family Pteropodidae; a technical term for a fruit bat.

Synonyms

• Megabat: (Scientific synonym)
• Flying fox: (Synonym for larger species)

Related Phrases

• Fruit bat colony: A large group of fruit bats living together.
  • We visited a cave that housed a massive fruit bat colony.
• Fruit bat roost: The place where fruit bats rest or settle.
  • The tall trees along the river serve as a fruit bat roost during the day.

Học thuật

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• megabat