leafnose bat

Definitions of leafnose bat

1. noun

   bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose; especially of the families Phyllostomatidae and Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae
   synonyms: leaf-nosed bat

   types:

   Macrotus californicus, macrotus

   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

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

   Rhinonicteris aurantius, orange bat, orange horseshoe bat

   a common bat of northwestern Australia having orange or yellow fur

   false vampire, false vampire bat

   any New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to suck blood but in fact feeding on insects

   Megaderma lyra, big-eared bat

   large carnivorous Old World bat with very large ears

   type of:

   carnivorous bat, microbat

   typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution