HyperDic: leafnose_bat

English > 1 sense of the expression leafnose bat:
NOUNanimalleafnose bat, leaf-nosed batbat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose
English > leafnose bat: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningbat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose; especially of the families ... / families Phyllostomatidae and Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae.
Synonymleaf-nosed bat
NarrowerPhyllostomus hastatusA variety of leaf-nosed bat
false vampire, false vampire batAny New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to suck blood but in fact feeding on insects
hognose bat, Choeronycteris mexicanasmall-eared Mexican bat with a long slender nose
horseshoe batA bat of the family Rhinolophidae having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose
horseshoe batAny of numerous bats of the family Hipposideridae of northwest Africa or Philippines or Australia having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose
macrotus, Macrotus californicuslarge-eared greyish bat of southern California and northwestern Mexico
orange bat, orange horseshoe bat, Rhinonicteris aurantiusA common bat of northwestern Australia having orange or yellow fur
spearnose batNew World bat with a pointed nose leaf
Broadercarnivorous bat, microbattypically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects
Spanishleafnose bat
Catalanleafnose bat

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