(fruit bat)
1Fruit bat — Fruit Fruit, n. [OE. fruit, frut, F. fruit, from L. fructus enjoyment, product, fruit, from frui, p. p. fructus, to enjoy; akin to E. brook, v. t. See {Brook}, v. t., and cf. {Fructify}, {Frugal}.] 1. Whatever is produced for the nourishment or… …
2fruit bat — n a large ↑bat (=small animal like a flying mouse) that lives in hot countries and eats fruit …
3fruit bat — fruit′ bat n. mam any fruit eating tropical Old World bat of the family Pteropodidae • Etymology: 1875–80 …
4fruit bat — ► NOUN ▪ a large bat which feeds chiefly on fruit or nectar …
5fruit bat — n. any fruit eating bat (esp. family Pteropodidae), as the flying fox …
6Fruit Bat — can refer to:* Megabats, species of bats which eat fruit. * Leslie George Fruitbat Carter, a British musician. * Fruit Bats, an American band …
7fruit bat — noun large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit • Syn: ↑megabat • Hypernyms: ↑bat, ↑chiropteran • Hyponyms: ↑flying fox, ↑Pteropus capestratus, ↑ …
8fruit bat — any fruit eating bat, esp. 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… …
9fruit bat — n. (Zoology) large bat that feeds on fruit (found in Asia, Europe and Africa) …
10fruit bat — noun a large bat which feeds chiefly on fruit or nectar, found mainly in the Old World tropics. [Family Pteropodidae: numerous species.] …