leaf-nosed bat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of leaf-nosed bat
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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The leaf-nosed bat is the second South American mammal found at the site.
From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2024
In an article published by the Journal of Mammalian Evolution, Morgan and his colleagues describe the oldest-known leaf-nosed bat fossils, which were found along the banks of the Panama Canal.
From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2024
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 • Feb. 20, 2024
The Kolar leaf-nosed bat was described in 1994, but it was last seen in a remote part of southern India in the 1980s.
From Scientific American • Sep. 22, 2021
Spec′tre-bat, a South American leaf-nosed bat or vampire.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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