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nyctophilus

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of long-eared bats of the family Vespertilionidæ and the subfamily Plecotinæ.

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  • Included are the critically endangered large-eared nyctophilus (Pharotis imogene) and long-footed hydromine (Leptomys elegans) and Van Deusen's rat (Stenomys vandeuseni).

    Southeastern Papuan rain forests 2007

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  • biocon commented on the word nyctophilus

    The initial letter of a generic epithet must be uppercase. See Nyctophilus.

    September 18, 2011