ghost bat
nounEtymology Named for the extremely thin membrane of its wings, giving a ghostly appearance at night.
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An Australian bat, Macroderma gigas, with grey to white fur, long narrow wings, and sharp teeth.
- The Ghost Bat is the only AUstralian member of a small family that is otherwise widespread in Africa and Asia.1998, Terence Lindsey, Mammals of Australia, New Holland, published 2004, page 59:
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A bat of any of the species of genus Diclidurus of the tropical Americas.
- Synonyms
- false vampire bat