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Definition of Cynopterus
1. Noun. A genus of Megachiroptera.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Megachiroptera, Suborder Megachiroptera
Member holonyms: Cynopterus Sphinx
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cynopterus
Literary usage of Cynopterus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalogue of Monkeys, Lemurs, and Fruit-eating Bats in the Collection of the by John Edward Gray (1870)
"cynopterus marginatus. BM Brown, often rufous-washed, greyer beneath. Male.
Side of throat with more or less intense-red radiating hairs. ..."
2. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale (1884)
"GENUS cynopterus. This genus has four molars less than the last, a shorter muzzle;
... Length, 4^ to 5^ inches; extent of wing, 17 to 20 inches. cynopterus ..."
3. Catalogue of Mammalia in the Indian Museum, Calcutta by Indian Museum, John Anderson, William Lutley Sclater (1881)
"—Dobson. 96a. The skin of an adult male, No. 56A of Blyth's Catalogue. South Africa.
Presented by ELLayard, Esq., 1859. GENUS cynopterus. ..."
4. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington by Biological Society of Washington (1907)
"Specimens examined.—Three, all from the type locality. Remarks.—This very distinct
species needs comparison with the Javan cynopterus ..."
5. A Catalogue of the Mammalia in the Museum of the Hon. East-India Company by Thomas Horsfield, East India Company Museum (1851)
"cynopterus MARGINATUS, Hamilton (Buchanan) Sp. Vespertilio marginatus,
Hamilton (Buchanan), ... The two first species of cynopterus above enumerated, ..."
6. Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the Collection of the British Museum by George Edward Dobson (1878)
"Hab. Java. The type in the Leyden Museum is the only specimen of this the smallest
species of cynopterus yet obtained. 4. cynopterus ..."
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