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PHYLLOSTOMIDAE

Dictionary entry overview: What does Phyllostomidae mean?

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

1. New World leaf-nosed bats

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

Dictionary entry details

• PHYLLOSTOMIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Phyllostomidae ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

New World leaf-nosed bats

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Phyllostomatidae; family Phyllostomidae; Phyllostomatidae; Phyllostomidae

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

mammal family (a family of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Phyllostomidae"):

genus Macrotus (leafnose bats)

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

Choeronycteris; genus Choeronycteris (a genus of Phyllostomatidae)

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

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

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