Nycteris

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noun

Nyc·​ter·​is

ˈniktərə̇s

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

Nycteris

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"

taxonomic synonym of lasiurus

-nycteris

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noun combining form

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: bat

—in generic names

Word History

Etymology

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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