leaf-nosed bat
English Thesaurus
1. bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose; especially of the families Phyllostomatidae and Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | carnivorous bat, microbat, |
| definition | : | typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | spearnose bat, |
| definition | : | New World bat with a pointed nose leaf; found from southern United States to Paraguay (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | horseshoe bat, |
| definition | : | a bat of the family Rhinolophidae having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | horseshoe bat, |
| definition | : | any of numerous bats of the family Hipposideridae of northwest Africa or Philippines or Australia having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | false vampire, false vampire bat, |
| definition | : | any New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to suck blood but in fact feeding on insects (noun.animal) |
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