Nyctimene (genus) — Nyctimene Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia … Wikipedia
Nyctimene — prop. n. (Zool.) A genus of East Indian fruit bats. Syn: genus {Nyctimene}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nyctimene — noun East Indian fruit bats • Syn: ↑genus Nyctimene • Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Megachiroptera, ↑suborder Megachiroptera • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Nyctimene — may mean: Nyctimene (genus), a genus of bats in the Pteropodidae family Nyctimene (mythology), a character in Ovid s Metamorphoses: the daughter of Epopeus, a king of Lesbos 2150 Nyctimene (1977 TA), an inner main belt asteroid discovered on… … Wikipedia
Nyctimene (mythology) — Nyctimene is a character in Ovid s Metamorphoses. The daughter of Epopeus, a king of Lesbos, she had sexual intercourse with her father and was transformed by Minerva into an owl. In Metamorphoses, Cornix complains that her place as Minerva s… … Wikipedia
mammal genus — noun a genus of mammals • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Tachyglossus, ↑genus Tachyglossus, ↑Zaglossus, ↑genus Zaglossus, ↑Ornithorhynchus, ↑genus Ornithorhynchus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
List of bats — The class Mammalia (the mammals) is divided into two subclasses based on reproductive techniques: egg laying mammals (the monotremes); and mammals which give live birth. The latter subclass is divided into two infraclasses: pouched mammals (the… … Wikipedia
Megabat — Fruit bat redirects here. For other uses, see Fruit Bat (disambiguation). Megabats Temporal range: Oligocene–Recent … Wikipedia
List of mammals in Papua New Guinea — This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Papua New Guinea. There are 242 mammal species in Papua New Guinea, of which 7 are critically endangered, 12 are endangered, 39 are vulnerable, and 0 are near threatened. [This list is derived from … Wikipedia
List of mammals of the Solomon Islands — This is a list of the mammal species recorded in the Solomon Islands. There are 57 mammal species in the Solomon Islands, of which 4 are critically endangered, 1 is endangered, 15 are vulnerable, and 0 are near threatened. 3 of the species listed … Wikipedia