megabat

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noun

Any of the bats in the suborder Yinpterochiroptera; a fruit bat.

Similar
flying foxfruit bat
OriginEnglish bat ← Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs) ← Proto-Hellenic *mégas →
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Meanings

nounmegabat (plural megabats)

plural megabats

  1. Any of the bats in the suborder Yinpterochiroptera; a fruit bat.

    Synonyms: flying fox, fruit bat

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of the bats in the suborder Yinpterochiroptera; a fruit bat.

Similar
flying foxfruit bat

More synonyms by meaning

nounlarge Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit

Similar
fruit bat
Broader
batchiropteran
Also see
fruit batpteropid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂s
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mégas
  3. Ancient Greekμέγᾰς (mégăs)
  4. Englishmega-
  5. Englishbat
  6. Englishmegabat

From mega- + bat.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Czech kaloň
  • kaloňbat of the family Pteropodidae
Dutch vliegende hond, vleerhond
  • vliegende hondbat of the family Pteropodidae
  • vleerhondbat of the family Pteropodidae
Finnish hedelmälepakko
  • hedelmälepakkobat of the family Pteropodidae
French mégachiroptère
  • mégachiroptèrebat of the family Pteropodidae
German Flughund, Flughündin
  • Flughundbat of the family Pteropodidae
  • Flughündinbat of the family Pteropodidae
  • Flughundjungesbat of the family Pteropodidae
Icelandic flughundur
  • flughundurbat of the family Pteropodidae
Indonesian codot
  • codotbat of the family Pteropodidae
Irish ialtóg na meas
  • ialtóg na measbat of the family Pteropodidae
Italian rossetta
  • rossettabat of the family Pteropodidae
Japanese 大蝙蝠
  • 大蝙蝠 (ōkōmori)bat of the family Pteropodidae
Korean 큰박쥐
  • 큰박쥐 (keunbakjwi)bat of the family Pteropodidae
Polish rudawka
  • rudawkabat of the family Pteropodidae
Portuguese pacó
  • pacóbat of the family Pteropodidae
Russian крыла́н
  • крыла́н (krylán)bat of the family Pteropodidae
Spanish murciélago de fruta
  • murciélago de frutabat of the family Pteropodidae
Swahili popo mkubwa
  • popo mkubwabat of the family Pteropodidae
Swedish fruktfladdernus
  • fruktfladdernusbat of the family Pteropodidae
Turkish uçan köpek
  • uçan köpekbat of the family Pteropodidae

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

meatbag
Cite this entry
APA

megabat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megabat

MLA

“megabat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megabat. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “megabat,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megabat.

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