ˈharpy-ˈbat
A name given to two or more species of bat found in the East Indies.
| 1883 Cassell's Nat. Hist. I. 276 The Harpy Bat (Harpyia cephalotes)..the Molucca Bat of Pennant and Shaw, inhabits the islands of Celebes and Amboyna. Ibid. 308 The Harpy Bat (Harpiocephalus harpia) is about two inches and a half long, with a tail nearly two inches in length..observed in India, at Darjeling, and the Khasia hills. |