Nycteris
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Nycteris
- 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