RHINONICTERIS AURANTIUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Rhinonicteris aurantius mean? 

• RHINONICTERIS AURANTIUS (noun)
  The noun RHINONICTERIS AURANTIUS has 1 sense:

1. a common bat of northwestern Australia having orange or yellow fur

  Familiarity information: RHINONICTERIS AURANTIUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RHINONICTERIS AURANTIUS (noun)

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Meaning:

A common bat of northwestern Australia having orange or yellow fur

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

orange bat; orange horseshoe bat; Rhinonicteris aurantius

Hypernyms ("Rhinonicteris aurantius" is a kind of...):

leaf-nosed bat; leafnose bat (bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose; especially of the families Phyllostomatidae and Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae)

Holonyms ("Rhinonicteris aurantius" is a member of...):

genus Rhinonicteris; Rhinonicteris (orange horseshoe bats)