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RHINOLOPHIDAE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Old World leaf-nosed bats

Synonyms:

family Rhinolophidae; Rhinolophidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Rhinolophidae" is a kind of...):

mammal family (a family of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Rhinolophidae"):

horseshoe bat (a bat of the family Rhinolophidae having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose)

Holonyms ("Rhinolophidae" 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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