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MEGADERMA LYRA
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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
Sense 1
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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