FAMILY HIPPOSIDERIDAE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Old World leafnose bats

Synonyms:

family Hipposideridae; Hipposideridae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("family Hipposideridae" is a kind of...):

mammal family (a family of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "family Hipposideridae"):

genus Hipposideros; Hipposideros (horseshoe bats)

genus Rhinonicteris; Rhinonicteris (orange horseshoe bats)

Holonyms ("family Hipposideridae" is a member of...):

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