PHYLLOSTOMATIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Phyllostomatidae mean? 

• PHYLLOSTOMATIDAE (noun)
  The noun PHYLLOSTOMATIDAE has 1 sense:

1. New World leaf-nosed bats

  Familiarity information: PHYLLOSTOMATIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PHYLLOSTOMATIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

New World leaf-nosed bats

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Phyllostomatidae; family Phyllostomidae; Phyllostomatidae; Phyllostomidae

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

mammal family (a family of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Phyllostomatidae"):

genus Macrotus (leafnose bats)

genus Phyllostomus; Phyllostomus (type genus of the family Phyllostomatidae)

Choeronycteris; genus Choeronycteris (a genus of Phyllostomatidae)

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

Microchiroptera; suborder Microchiroptera (most of the bats in the world; all bats except fruit bats insectivorous bats)