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Rhinonicteris

noun
Rhi·​no·​nic·​ter·​is | \ ˌrīnōˈniktərə̇s\

Definition of Rhinonicteris

: a genus of Australian bats related to Hipposideros and including solely the orange horseshoe bat

History and Etymology for Rhinonicteris

New Latin, from rhin- + Greek nykteris bat

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