1. Any of numerous bats of the family Hipposideridae of northwest Africa, Philippines or Australia having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose
   "Researchers studied the unique nose structure of the horseshoe bat"
    
2. A bat of the family Rhinolophidae having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose
   "The horseshoe bat used echolocation to navigate in the dark cave"

Derived forms: horseshoe bats

Type of: leafnose bat, leaf-nosed bat

Part of: family Rhinolophidae, genus Hipposideros, Hipposideros, Rhinolophidae

Encyclopedia: Horseshoe bat