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MOLOSSIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Molossidae mean?
• MOLOSSIDAE (noun)
The noun MOLOSSIDAE has 1 sense:
1. mastiff bats; freetail bats
Familiarity information: MOLOSSIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mastiff bats; freetail bats
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Molossidae; Molossidae
Hypernyms ("Molossidae" is a kind of...):
mammal family (a family of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Molossidae"):
genus Tadarida; Tadarida (freetail bats)
Eumops; genus Eumops (mastiff bats)
Holonyms ("Molossidae" 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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