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Noun: leaf-nosed bat
  1. Bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose; especially of the families Phyllostomatidae and Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae
    "The leaf-nosed bat uses its unique nose structure for echolocation";
    - leafnose bat

Derived forms: leaf-nosed bats

Type of: carnivorous bat, microbat

Encyclopedia: Leaf-nosed bat