Definition of Nycteris
: a genus (the type of the family Nycteridae) of African and Asiatic bats comprising the hollow-faced bats
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Origin and Etymology of nycteris
New Latin, from Greek nykteris bat, from nykt-, nyx night
Origin and Etymology of nycteris
New Latin, from Greek nykteris bat
Origin and Etymology of -nycteris
New Latin, from Nycteris
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