GENUS CHOERONYCTERIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Choeronycteris mean? 

• GENUS CHOERONYCTERIS (noun)
  The noun GENUS CHOERONYCTERIS has 1 sense:

1. a genus of Phyllostomatidae

  Familiarity information: GENUS CHOERONYCTERIS used as a noun is very rare.

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• GENUS CHOERONYCTERIS (noun)

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Meaning:

A genus of Phyllostomatidae

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Choeronycteris; genus Choeronycteris

Hypernyms ("genus Choeronycteris" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "genus Choeronycteris"):

Choeronycteris mexicana; hognose bat (small-eared Mexican bat with a long slender nose)

Holonyms ("genus Choeronycteris" is a member of...):

family Phyllostomatidae; family Phyllostomidae; Phyllostomatidae; Phyllostomidae (New World leaf-nosed bats)