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leaf-nosed bat

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  • noun A bat of the family Phyllostomidae, having a pointed projection on the snout.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose; especially of the families Phyllostomatidae and Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae

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hypernyms (2)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. carnivorous bat
  2. microbat

hyponyms (12)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. choeronycteris mexicana
  2. false vampire
  3. false vampire bat
  4. hognose bat
  5. horseshoe bat
  6. macrotus
  7. macrotus californicus
  8. orange bat
  9. orange horseshoe bat
  10. phyllostomus hastatus
  11. rhinonicteris aurantius
  12. spearnose bat

forms (2)

Forms

  1. American leaf-nosed bat
  2. short-tailed leaf-nosed bat

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