Nyctimene
- proper noun
- Specialized
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nyctimene
- The Nyctimene are easily recognized by their unique tubular nostrils.
Examples
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Unlike many other bat genera, Nyctimene feed mainly on fruit rather than insects.
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Researchers encountered several Nyctimene specimens while studying fruit bats in Papua New Guinea.
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The Nyctimene species are fascinating creatures.
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Did you know that the Nyctimene has unique tubular nostrils?
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Researchers encountered several Nyctimene specimens while studying fruit bats in Papua New Guinea.
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The Nyctimene are easily recognized by their unique tubular nostrils.
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Unlike many other bat genera, Nyctimene feed mainly on fruit rather than insects.
Synonyms
A fruit bat with nostrils that stick out like small tubes
A bat that eats fruit and has tube-shaped nostrils that point away from each other
A fruit bat with nostrils shaped like tubes
A fruit-eating bat with tube-shaped nostrils that point outward
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nyctimene comes from the Greek parts nycti- ('night'), a root like the English 'night', and -mene, a part that suggests 'to stay' or links to an old myth about a woman who became a night bird. A helpful way to remember it is that these bats are active at night, so the name means 'night-dweller'.
