Pteropus

noun

Ptero·​pus

ˈterəpəs

: the type genus of Pteropodidae comprising the common fruit bats

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek pteropous wing-footed, from pter- + pous foot

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Rhymes for Pteropus

• lagopus
• rhizopus
• hopis
• opus
• scopus