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Definition of Genus Megaderma
1. Noun. Type genus of the Megadermatidae.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Megadermatidae, Megadermatidae
Member holonyms: Big-eared Bat, Megaderma Lyra
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Megaderma
Literary usage of Genus Megaderma
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale (1884)
"... genus Megaderma. Bats with simple or complicated nose-leaves or membranes.
The conch of the ear very large, and joined together on the top of the head ..."
2. Monograph of the Bats of North America by Harrison Allen (1864)
"... any strong affinity to the genus Megaderma. When a family or subfamily is
extensive, the first and last members of it often differ considerably from one ..."
3. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society by Bombay Natural History Society (1886)
"E. Genus—MEGADERMA. Megaderma lyra (Geoffr.).—The Long-eared Vampire Bat.
Hab.: India and Ceylon. a.—Specimen in spirits, presented by Mr. GW Vidal, Thana. ..."
4. Monograph of the Asiatic Chiroptera: And Catalogue of the Species of Bats in by Indian Museum, George Edward Dobson (1876)
"... Habits of the Bats of the genus Megaderma" (3. ASBvol.xi.), the following very
interesting account of the discovery of the ..."
5. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale (1884)
"... genus Megaderma. Bats with simple or complicated nose-leaves or membranes.
The conch of the ear very large, and joined together on the top of the head ..."
6. Monograph of the Bats of North America by Harrison Allen (1864)
"... any strong affinity to the genus Megaderma. When a family or subfamily is
extensive, the first and last members of it often differ considerably from one ..."
7. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society by Bombay Natural History Society (1886)
"E. Genus—MEGADERMA. Megaderma lyra (Geoffr.).—The Long-eared Vampire Bat.
Hab.: India and Ceylon. a.—Specimen in spirits, presented by Mr. GW Vidal, Thana. ..."
8. Monograph of the Asiatic Chiroptera: And Catalogue of the Species of Bats in by Indian Museum, George Edward Dobson (1876)
"... Habits of the Bats of the genus Megaderma" (3. ASBvol.xi.), the following very
interesting account of the discovery of the ..."
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