Pteropus

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + πούς (poús, “foot”)

Proper noun

Pteropus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Pteropodidae – most of the flying foxes.

Hypernyms

(genus): Mammalia - class, Theria - subclass, Eutheria - infraclass, Epitheria - magnorder, Laurasiatheria - superorder, Chiroptera - order, Megachiroptera - suborder, Pteropodidae - family; Pteropodinae - subfamily, Pteropodini - tribe; Pteropodina - subtribe

Hyponyms

(genus): For the numerous species see Pteropus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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