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MEGADERMA LYRA

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Megaderma lyra mean? 

MEGADERMA LYRA (noun)
  The noun MEGADERMA LYRA has 1 sense:

1. large carnivorous Old World bat with very large ears

  Familiarity information: MEGADERMA LYRA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MEGADERMA LYRA (noun)


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Meaning:

Large carnivorous Old World bat with very large ears

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

big-eared bat; Megaderma lyra

Hypernyms ("Megaderma lyra" 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 ("Megaderma lyra" is a member of...):

genus Megaderma; Megaderma (type genus of the Megadermatidae)


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