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horseshoe bat

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A bat of the genus Rhinolophus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a bat of the family Rhinolophidae having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: leafnose bat, leaf-nosed bat

3

noun

Meaning 3

any of numerous bats of the family Hipposideridae of northwest Africa or Philippines or Australia having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: leafnose bat, leaf-nosed bat

History

Etymology

The name refers to a horseshoe-shaped protuberance which these bats have on their noses.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: errinolofido — bat of the genus Rhinolophus
  • Bulgarian: голям подковонос (goljam podkovonos) — bat of the genus Rhinolophus
  • Catalan: ratpenat de ferradura — bat of the genus Rhinolophus
  • Chinese Cantonese: 菊頭蝠 /菊头蝠 (guk1 tau4 fuk1) — bat of the genus Rhinolophus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 菊頭蝠 /菊头蝠 (jútóufú) — bat of the genus Rhinolophus
  • Finnish: hevosenkenkäyökkö — bat of the genus Rhinolophus
  • Georgian: ცხვირნალისებრნი (cxvirnalisebrni) — bat of the genus Rhinolophus
  • German: Hufeisennase — bat of the genus Rhinolophus
  • Hebrew: פרסף — bat of the genus Rhinolophus
  • Hungarian: patkósdenevérek — bat of the genus Rhinolophus
  • Irish: crú-ialtóg — bat of the genus Rhinolophus
  • Korean: 관박쥐 (gwanbakjwi) — bat of the genus Rhinolophus
  • Lithuanian: pasagnosiniai — bat of the genus Rhinolophus
  • Polish: podkowiec — bat of the genus Rhinolophus
  • Romanian: liliac cu potcoavă — bat of the genus Rhinolophus
  • Russian: подковоносые (podkovonosyje) — bat of the genus Rhinolophus
  • Serbo-Croatian: потковњак — bat of the genus Rhinolophus
  • Serbo-Croatian: potkovnjak — bat of the genus Rhinolophus
  • Spanish: murciélago de herradura — bat of the genus Rhinolophus
  • Swedish: hästskonäsa — bat of the genus Rhinolophus
  • Turkish: nalburunlu yarasa — bat of the genus Rhinolophus
  • Turkish: nalburun yarasa — bat of the genus Rhinolophus
  • Ottoman Turkish: شیطان قوشی (şeytân kuşu) — bat of the genus Rhinolophus
  • Vietnamese: dơi lá mũi — bat of the genus Rhinolophus
  • Welsh: ystlum trwyn pedol — bat of the genus Rhinolophus