wurbagool
名词 n.
英文释义
名词 n.
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An Indian flying fox (Pteropus medius, syn. Pteropus giganteus), found throughout south Asia.
— Cheiroptera.—Three species of bats, Wurbagool, Pteropus medius; Nyctinomus plicatus; and Rhinolphus Dukhunensis.
词形变化
词源
Compare Marathi वडवागूळ (vaḍvāgūḷ) or वडवाघूळ (vaḍvāghūḷ), explained in Molesworth's dictionary as "वड & वागूळ from वल्गुली S Because it takes up its abode in the वड tree. But, preferably, वड instead of वन or वन्य Wild—the Wild bat, as contrad. from the House- bat."
The retroflex consonant ड (ḍa) might be mistaken for (or at least transcribed as) the English letter r, which is realized as a retroflex approximant for some English speakers.
The retroflex consonant ड (ḍa) might be mistaken for (or at least transcribed as) the English letter r, which is realized as a retroflex approximant for some English speakers.
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