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CHOERONYCTERIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Choeronycteris mean?
• CHOERONYCTERIS (noun)
The noun CHOERONYCTERIS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Phyllostomatidae
Familiarity information: CHOERONYCTERIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Phyllostomatidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Choeronycteris; genus Choeronycteris
Hypernyms ("Choeronycteris" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Choeronycteris"):
Choeronycteris mexicana; hognose bat (small-eared Mexican bat with a long slender nose)
Holonyms ("Choeronycteris" is a member of...):
family Phyllostomatidae; family Phyllostomidae; Phyllostomatidae; Phyllostomidae (New World leaf-nosed bats)
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