pari kelawar

Malay

Etymology

From pari (“ray”) +‎ kelawar (“bat”).

Noun

pari kelawar (plural pari-pari kelawar or pari2 kelawar)

  1. butterfly ray (fish of the family Gymnuridae)
  2. (general) eagle ray (fish of the family Myliobatidae), but also includes Rhinopteridae
    Synonyms: pari burung, pari ayam

Further reading

  • Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.
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