leaf-nosed bat

American  

[leef-nohzd] / ˈlifˌnoʊzd /

noun

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of leaf-nosed bat

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

The leaf-nosed bat is the second South American mammal found at the site.

From Science Daily

They published their findings, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature designated the Kolar leaf-nosed bat “critically endangered.”

From Scientific American

The new viruses were discovered in three species: Greater Asiatic yellow house bat, the wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat and Horsfield's leaf-nosed bat.

From Fox News

One of my mules, on which a leaf-nosed bat made a nightly attack, was only saved by having his back rubbed with an ointment made of spirits of camphor, soap and petroleum.

From Project Gutenberg

Fossils from two closely related families that have been found in Florida predate South American leaf-nosed bat fossils and those of their relatives by 10 million years.

From Science Daily