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Definition of Megaderma lyra

Megaderma lyra
Lyre Lyre, n. [OE. lire, OF. lyre, L. lyra, Gr. ?. Cf. Lyra.] 1. (Mus.) A stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much used by the ancients, as an accompaniment to poetry. Note: The lyre was the peculiar instrument of Apollo, the tutelary god of music and poetry. It gave name to the species of verse called lyric, to which it originally furnished an accompaniment 2. (Astron.) One of the constellations; Lyra. See Lyra. Lyre bat (Zo["o]l.), a small bat (Megaderma lyra), inhabiting India and Ceylon. It is remarkable for the enormous size and curious shape of the nose membrane and ears. Lyre turtle (Zo["o]l.), the leatherback.

Meaning of Megaderma lyra from wikipedia

- (Megaderma spasma) Greater false vampire bat (Megaderma lyra) Megaderma lyra has a larger wingspan than Megaderma spasma. Members of this genus are found in...
- Megaderma lyra, when gleaning prey. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 58, 157-64. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Megaderma lyra. Megaderma lyra...
- the two Megaderma species should be in separate genera. The authors of the 2015 paper suggested that the greater false vampire bat, Megaderma lyra, should...
- they are usually on the defensive. Their predators include bats (esp. Megaderma lyra) and birds such as the white-throated kingfisher. Endoparasitic Haemosporidia...
- prey–new evidence for an underestimated strategy in the gleaning bat, Megaderma lyra. Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 186(10), 975-988. Stoffberg, S...
- Ghost bat (Macroderma gigas) Genus Megaderma Greater false vampire bat (Megaderma lyra) Lesser false vampire bat (Megaderma spasma) horseshoe bats Subfamily...
- Taphozous perforatus LC Family: Megadermatidae Genus: Megaderma Greater false vampire bat, Megaderma lyra LC Family: Rhinolophidae Subfamily: Rhinolophinae...
- Acuaria have been noted. Adult birds have few predators although bats (Megaderma lyra) and wintering Asio flammeus have been noted to prey on them. Among...
- Family: Megadermatidae Genus: Megaderma Greater false vampire bat, Megaderma lyra Lesser false vampire bat, Megaderma spasma Family: Rhinolophidae Subfamily:...
- Taphozous melanopogon Family: Megadermatidae Genus: Megaderma Greater false vampire bat, Megaderma lyra Family: Rhinolophidae Subfamily: Rhinolophinae Genus:...