Meanings
nounleaf-nosed bat (plural leaf-nosed bats)
plural leaf-nosed bats
- A bat of the family Phyllostomidae, having a pointed projection on the snout.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounbat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose; especially of the families Phyllostomatidae and Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae
Similar
leafnose bat
Broader
carnivorous batmicrobat
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish leikko
- leikkoanimal
German Blattnase
- Blattnaseanimal
Polish liścionos
- liścionosanimal
Cite this entry
APA
leaf-nosed bat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaf-nosed%20bat
MLA
“leaf-nosed bat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaf-nosed%20bat. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leaf-nosed bat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaf-nosed%20bat.
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