Pteropus
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + πούς (poús, “foot”)
Proper noun
Pteropus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Pteropodidae – most of the flying foxes.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Mammalia - class, Theria - subclass, Eutheria - infraclass, Epitheria - magnorder, Laurasiatheria - superorder, Chiroptera - order, Megachiroptera - suborder, Pteropodidae - family; Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. - subfamily, Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. - tribe; Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): For the numerous species see Pteropus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies