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ウマヅラコウモリ

Meanings

1

noun

epauletted fruit bat

usually written using kana alone

Refers to bats of the genus Epomophorus, characterized by shoulder tufts (epaulettes). Used in zoological contexts.

ウマヅラコウモリはアフリカに生せい息そくするフルーツコウモリの一いっ種しゅです。
The epauletted fruit bat is a type of fruit bat that lives in Africa.

Written forms

ウマヅラコウモリ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this species name; usually written in kana.
馬うま面づら蝙蝠こうもり
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly encountered in older or specialized texts.

Kanji

馬horse
面

mask, face, features

蝙bat

蝠bat

Etymology

The name ウマヅラコウモリ literally means 'horse-faced bat', from 馬面 (うまづら, 'horse face') and 蝙蝠 (こうもり, 'bat'), referring to the bat's somewhat elongated face.