Nycteris

== Translingual == === Etymology === New Latin, from Ancient Greek νῠκτερῐ́ς (nŭkterĭ́s, “bat”). === Proper noun === Nycteris f A taxonomic genus within the family Nycteridae – slit-faced bats or hollow-faced bats. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria – infraclass; Boreoeutheria – magnorder; Laurasiatheria – superorder; Chiroptera – order; Microchiroptera – suborder; Rhinolophoidea – superfamily; Nycteridae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Nycteris hispida (hairy slit-faced bat) – type species === References === Nycteris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Nycteris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Nycteris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons