Nycteris

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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

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