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NYCTIMENE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
genus Nyctimene; Nyctimene
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Nyctimene" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Nyctimene"):
harpy; harpy bat; tube-nosed bat; tube-nosed fruit bat (any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes)
Holonyms ("Nyctimene" is a member of...):
Megachiroptera; suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats)