Nycteris

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Nycteris f

A taxonomic genus within the family Nycteridae – slit-faced bats or hollow-faced bats.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria - infraclass; Boreoeutheria - magnorder; Laurasiatheria - superorder; Chiroptera - order; Microchiroptera - suborder; Rhinolophoidea - superfamily; Nycteridae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Nycteris hispida (hairy slit-faced bat) - type species

References

Nycteris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Nycteris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Nycteris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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