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fruit bat

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Animals
ˈfruit bat noun [countable]  HBAa large bat (=small animal like a flying mouse) that lives in hot countries and eats fruit 果蝠
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fruit batSome species of fruit bat also sip nectar when it is available.Probably, like the fruit bat Rousettus, they just time the silent interval between each click and its echo.
ˈfruit bat nounChineseSyllable
a (=small a that like flying mouse) bat animal large Corpus


fruit bat
ˈfruit bat noun [countable]
a large bat (=small animal like a flying mouse) that lives in hot countries and eats fruit


fruit batBrE /ˈfruːt bæt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfruːt bæt/ 🔊 nouna bat (= an animal like a mouse with wings) that lives in hot countries and eats fruit 果蝠(热带大蝙蝠,以水果为食)