horseshoe bat

noun

A bat of the genus Rhinolophus.

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Meanings

nounhorseshoe bat (plural horseshoe bats)

plural horseshoe bats

  1. A bat of the genus Rhinolophus.

Origin

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

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Translations

Basque errinolofido
  • errinolofidobat of the genus Rhinolophus
Bulgarian голям подковонос
  • голям подковонос (goljam podkovonos)bat of the genus Rhinolophus
Catalan ratpenat de ferradura
  • ratpenat de ferradurabat of the genus Rhinolophus
Chinese Cantonese 菊頭蝠 /菊头蝠
  • 菊頭蝠 /菊头蝠 (guk¹ tau⁴ fuk¹)bat of the genus Rhinolophus
Chinese Mandarin 菊頭蝠 /菊头蝠
  • 菊頭蝠 /菊头蝠 (jútóufú)bat of the genus Rhinolophus
Finnish hevosenkenkäyökkö
  • hevosenkenkäyökköbat of the genus Rhinolophus
German Hufeisennase
  • Hufeisennasebat of the genus Rhinolophus
Hebrew פרסף
  • פרסףbat of the genus Rhinolophus
Hungarian patkósdenevérek
  • patkósdenevérekbat of the genus Rhinolophus
Irish crú-ialtóg
  • crú-ialtógbat of the genus Rhinolophus
Korean 관박쥐
  • 관박쥐 (gwanbakjwi)bat of the genus Rhinolophus
Lithuanian pasagnosiniai
  • pasagnosiniaibat of the genus Rhinolophus
Polish podkowiec
  • podkowiecbat of the genus Rhinolophus
Romanian liliac cu potcoavă
  • liliac cu potcoavăbat of the genus Rhinolophus
Russian подковоносые
  • подковоносые (podkovonosyje)bat of the genus Rhinolophus
Spanish murciélago de herradura
  • murciélago de herradurabat of the genus Rhinolophus
Swedish hästskonäsa
  • hästskonäsabat of the genus Rhinolophus
Turkish nalburunlu yarasa, nalburun yarasa
  • nalburunlu yarasabat of the genus Rhinolophus
  • nalburun yarasabat of the genus Rhinolophus
Vietnamese dơi lá mũi
  • dơi lá mũibat of the genus Rhinolophus
Welsh ystlum trwyn pedol
  • ystlum trwyn pedolbat of the genus Rhinolophus
Cite this entry
APA

horseshoe bat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horseshoe%20bat

MLA

“horseshoe bat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horseshoe%20bat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “horseshoe bat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horseshoe%20bat.

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