Nycteris
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Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek νῠκτερῐ́ς (nukterís, “bat”).
Proper noun
Nycteris f
- 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