| 单词 | ghost bat |
| 释义 | > as lemmasghost bat ghost bat n. any of several bats having white or light grey coloration; esp. a large bat native to northern Australia, Macroderma gigas (family Megadermatidae), which has large elongated ears, a prominent nose leaf, and dark eyes. [With quot. 1914 (with reference to an African bat) compare scientific Latin phasma , former specific name of this bat (G. M. Allen 1911), specific use of classical Latin phasma ghost, spectre (see phasma n.).] ΚΠ 1914 Bull. Mus. Compar. Zoöl. Harvard 58 348 Ghost Bat. Eptesicus phasma... Five specimens of this white-winged species were collected at various points along the Blue Nile. 1981 Ecos 28 29/2 Macroderma gigas (the ghost bat) and Rhinonicteris aurantius (the orange horseshoe bat) are from genera found only in this country. 1997 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 1 June 75/4 The ghost bat, found in central Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia, has only about 10 breeding sites left and an estimated population of 5000. 2011 J. P. Rafferty Forests & Grasslands i. 35 Many tropical bats, such as ghost bats, bulldog bats, and vampire bats, prefer hollow trees as day roosts. < as lemmas |
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