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PTEROPUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus of Megachiroptera

Synonyms:

genus Pteropus; Pteropus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Pteropus"):

flying fox (large bat with a head that resembles the head of a fox)

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

Megachiroptera; suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats)

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