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leaf-nosed bat
[ leef-nohzd ]
/ ËlifËnoÊzd /
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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.
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Origin of leaf-nosed bat
First recorded in 1865â70
Words nearby leaf-nosed bat
leaf miner, leaf mold, leaf monkey, leaf mould, leaf mustard, leaf-nosed bat, leaf peeper, leaf primordium, leaf roll, leaf roller, leaf rust
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