leaf-nosed bat
[ leef-nohzd ]
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 of leaf-nosed bat
1First recorded in 1865–70
Words Nearby leaf-nosed bat
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