φυλλονυχτερίδα

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ἄλλαι μὲν βουλαὶ ἀνθρώπων, ἄλλα δὲ Θεὸς κελεύει → man proposes, God disposes | men's wishes are different from what God orders | man's will is often different than God's decisions

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Greek Monolingual

η, Ν
ζωολ. γένος χειρόπτερων θηλαστικών τών Αντιλών.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αντιδάνεια λ., πρβλ. αγγλ. phyllonycteris < φύλλο(ν) + νυκτερίς / -ίδα).