nyctimene

Thân thiện

A nyctimene hangs upside down from a tree branch in the forest.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A genus of flying mammals: "Nyctimene" is the scientific name for a genus of bats, specifically tube-nosed fruit bats, found in parts of Southeast Asia, Australasia, and the East Indies.
   • Common name for species within this genus: The word is also used informally to refer to the bats themselves, which are characterized by their tubular nostrils.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The Nyctimene is a fascinating genus of fruit bat.
  • We observed a Nyctimene roosting in the tree during the night survey.

Advanced Usage

• In taxonomic context: Used precisely to denote the genus within the biological classification system.
  • The specimen was identified as belonging to the genus Nyctimene.

Variants and Related Words

• Tube-nosed fruit bat: A common descriptive name for bats of the genus .
• Nyctimeninae: The subfamily name that includes the genus .

Synonyms

• Tube-nosed bat: A general synonym describing the physical characteristic.
• Fruit bat: A broader term for bats in the family Pteropodidae, which includes .

Học thuật

Noun

1. East Indian fruit bats

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Nyctimene
• genus Nyctimene