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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)

Sense 1

Megaderma lyra ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

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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