Nycteris

noun

Nyc·ter·is | \ ˈniktərə̇s\

Definition of Nycteris

(Entry 1 of 3)

: a genus (the type of the family Nycteridae) of African and Asiatic bats comprising the hollow-faced bats

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Definition of Nycteris (Entry 2 of 3)

taxonomic synonym of lasiurus

-nycteris

noun combining form

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Definition of -nycteris (Entry 3 of 3)

: bat —in generic names

Noun

New Latin, from Greek nykteris bat, from nykt-, nyx night

New Latin, from Greek nykteris bat

Noun combining form

New Latin, from Nycteris

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