horseshoe bat

horseshoe bat
noun
1. any of numerous bats of the family Hipposideridae of northwest Africa or Philippines or Australia having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose
Hypernyms: ↑leafnose bat, ↑leaf-nosed bat
Member Holonyms: ↑Hipposideros, ↑genus Hipposideros
2. a bat of the family Rhinolophidae having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose
Hypernyms: ↑leafnose bat, ↑leaf-nosed bat
Member Holonyms: ↑Rhinolophidae, ↑family Rhinolophidae

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  • Horseshoe bat — Taxobox name = Horseshoe Bats image width = 200px image caption = Great Horse Shoe Bat regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Chiroptera familia = Rhinolophidae familia authority = Gray, 1825 subdivision ranks = Subfamilies …   Wikipedia

  • horseshoe bat — ▪ mammal       any of almost 80 species of large eared, insect eating bats that make up the sole genus of family Rhinolophidae. Their taxonomic (taxonomy) name refers to the large, complex nose leaf consisting of a fleshy structure on the muzzle …   Universalium

  • horseshoe bat — noun an insectivorous bat with a horseshoe shaped ridge on the nose. [Genus Rhinolophus: many species.] …   English new terms dictionary

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