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    BIG-EARED BAT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Large carnivorous Old World bat with very large earsplay

    Synonyms:

    big-eared bat; Megaderma lyra

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("big-eared bat" is a kind of...):

    false vampire; false vampire bat (any New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to suck blood but in fact feeding on insects)

    Holonyms ("big-eared bat" is a member of...):

    genus Megaderma; Megaderma (type genus of the Megadermatidae)

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