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HIPPOSIDEROS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Horseshoe bats

Synonyms:

genus Hipposideros; Hipposideros

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Hipposideros" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Hipposideros"):

horseshoe bat (any of numerous bats of the family Hipposideridae of northwest Africa or Philippines or Australia having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose)

Holonyms ("Hipposideros" is a member of...):

family Hipposideridae; Hipposideridae (Old World leafnose bats)

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