Meanings
nounfruit bat (plural fruit bats)
plural fruit bats
- Any of several tropical fruit-eating bats of the family Pteropodidae; a megabat.
Synonyms: flying fox, megabat
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of several tropical fruit-eating bats of the family Pteropodidae; a megabat.
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nounlarge Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit
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fruit bat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fruit%20bat
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“fruit bat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fruit%20bat. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fruit bat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fruit%20bat.
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