harpy bat

English

Noun

harpy bat (plural harpy bats)

1. An East Indian fruit bat of the genus Nyctimene (especially Nyctimene cephalotes), with prominent tubular nostrils.
2. A small insectivorous Indian bat (Harpiocephalus harpia); the lesser hairy-winged bat.

References

• “harpy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.