leafnosed bat
noun
any of various New and Old World bats, as of the families Phyllostomatidae, Rhinolophidae, and Hipposideridae, having a leaflike flap of skin at the tip of the nose.
Origin:
1865–70
1865–70
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| leaf-nosed bat | |
noun | |
| bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose; especially of the families Phyllostomatidae and Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae [syn: leafnose bat] |
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