Kitti's hog-nosed bat

noun

Craseonycteris thonglongyai, a small bat with a distinctive pig-like snout, found in western Thailand and southeast Burma.

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bumblebee bat
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Meanings

nounKitti's hog-nosed bat (plural Kitti's hog-nosed bats)

plural Kitti's hog-nosed bats

  1. Craseonycteris thonglongyai, a small bat with a distinctive pig-like snout, found in western Thailand and southeast Burma.

    Synonyms: bumblebee bat

Synonyms & antonyms

nounCraseonycteris thonglongyai, a small bat with a distinctive pig-like snout, found in western Thailand and southeast Burma.

Similar
bumblebee bat
Also see
bumblebee bat

Origin

Named after Kitti Thonglongya, the Thai zoologist who discovered it.

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Translations

Finnish siankuonolepakko
  • siankuonolepakkoCraseonycteris thonglongyai
Japanese 豚鼻蝙蝠
  • 豚鼻蝙蝠 (butabanakōmori)Craseonycteris thonglongyai
Polish świnionos malutki
  • świnionos malutkiCraseonycteris thonglongyai
Cite this entry
APA

Kitti's hog-nosed bat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kitti's%20hog-nosed%20bat

MLA

“Kitti's hog-nosed bat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kitti's%20hog-nosed%20bat. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kitti's hog-nosed bat,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kitti's%20hog-nosed%20bat.

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