Definition of leaf-nosed bat Leaf-nosed bat
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What does leaf-nosed bat mean?
WordNet
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| leaf-nosed bat - bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose; especially of the families Phyllostomatidae and Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae | ||
| leafnose bat | ||
| carnivorous bat, microbat typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution | ||
| macrotus, macrotus californicus large-eared greyish bat of southern California and northwestern Mexico | ||
| spearnose bat New World bat with a pointed nose leaf; found from southern United States to Paraguay | ||
| phyllostomus hastatus a variety of leaf-nosed bat | ||
| choeronycteris mexicana, hognose bat small-eared Mexican bat with a long slender nose | ||
| horseshoe bat a bat of the family Rhinolophidae having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose | ||
| horseshoe bat a bat of the family Rhinolophidae having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose | ||
| orange bat, orange horseshoe bat, rhinonicteris aurantius a common bat of northwestern Australia having orange or yellow fur | ||
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Wiktionary 
- leaf-nosed bat (Noun)
A bat of the family Phyllostomidae, having a pointed projection on the snout.
