GENUS PHYLLOSTOMUS

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Meaning:

Type genus of the family Phyllostomatidae

Synonyms:

genus Phyllostomus; Phyllostomus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Phyllostomus" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "genus Phyllostomus"):

spearnose bat (New World bat with a pointed nose leaf; found from southern United States to Paraguay)

Holonyms ("genus Phyllostomus" is a member of...):

family Phyllostomatidae; family Phyllostomidae; Phyllostomatidae; Phyllostomidae (New World leaf-nosed bats)