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noun
A bat of the family Phyllostomidae, having a pointed projection on the snout.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose; especially of the families Phyllostomatidae and Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: leafnose bat
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Broader terms: carnivorous bat, microbat
Narrower terms: macrotus, Macrotus californicus, spearnose bat, Phyllostomus hastatus, hognose bat, Choeronycteris mexicana, horseshoe bat, orange bat, orange horseshoe bat, Rhinonicteris aurantius, false vampire, false vampire bat
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