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"sense": "bat of the subfamily Desmodontinae",
"word": "吸血蝠"
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"sense": "bat of the subfamily Desmodontinae",
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"sense": "bat of the subfamily Desmodontinae",
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"word": "pipistrello vampiro"
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"word": "kelawar langsuir"
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"sense": "bat of the subfamily Desmodontinae",
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"sense": "bat of the subfamily Desmodontinae",
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"sense": "bat of the subfamily Desmodontinae",
"tags": [
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"code": "ro",
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"sense": "bat of the subfamily Desmodontinae",
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"code": "ro",
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"sense": "bat of the subfamily Desmodontinae",
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