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fruit bat
noun
: any of a family (Pteropodidae of the suborder Megachiroptera) of often large tropical and subtropical Old World bats that feed on ripe fruit, pollen, and nectar and that usually use visual navigation rather than echolocation
called also flying fox
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The virus is initially transmitted to people from fruit bats and spreads among humans through contact with the bodily fluids of infected people, according to the WHO.
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Robert Hart, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
That deprives the island’s native fruit bats of food, forcing them to forage elsewhere.
—Byrefael Kubersky, science.org, 20 Mar. 2025
Continue to the mysterious Voodoo Cave and Hato Caves, filled with ancient stalactites and stalagmites, as well as a colony of harmless fruit bats.
—Curaçao Tourist Board, AFAR Media, 26 Feb. 2025
On their adventures, the Heeler family often encounters other common Australian wildlife, too, including fruit bats, brolgas, lizards and kookaburras.
—Liz Regalia, Parents, 14 Feb. 2025
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Robert Hart, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
That deprives the island’s native fruit bats of food, forcing them to forage elsewhere.
—Byrefael Kubersky, science.org, 20 Mar. 2025
Continue to the mysterious Voodoo Cave and Hato Caves, filled with ancient stalactites and stalagmites, as well as a colony of harmless fruit bats.
—Curaçao Tourist Board, AFAR Media, 26 Feb. 2025
On their adventures, the Heeler family often encounters other common Australian wildlife, too, including fruit bats, brolgas, lizards and kookaburras.
—Liz Regalia, Parents, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Fruit bat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fruit%20bat. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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