: 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 alsoflying fox
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fruit bat with fruit
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In the trees lining the avenues, thousands of fruit bats roost through the day and then take flight at dusk.—Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025 Each year between late October and January, more than 10 million fruit bats descend on the park to feed on fruit trees.—Mazuba Kapambwe, AFAR Media, 10 Sep. 2025 In the ruins of an ancient Indian monument, Sitaram Raul endured an unusual hazard to photograph fruit bats flying.—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2025 Old World fruit bats are common across southern Asia.—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fruit bat
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