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GENUS HIPPOSIDEROS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
genus Hipposideros; Hipposideros
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Hipposideros" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Hipposideros"):
horseshoe bat (any of numerous bats of the family Hipposideridae of northwest Africa or Philippines or Australia having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose)
Holonyms ("genus Hipposideros" is a member of...):
family Hipposideridae; Hipposideridae (Old World leafnose bats)