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RHINONICTERIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Orange horseshoe bats

Synonyms:

genus Rhinonicteris; Rhinonicteris

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Rhinonicteris"):

orange bat; orange horseshoe bat; Rhinonicteris aurantius (a common bat of northwestern Australia having orange or yellow fur)

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

family Hipposideridae; Hipposideridae (Old World leafnose bats)

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