noseleaf

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noun

The elaborate structure of skin surrounding the nostrils of many species of bat.

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Meanings

nounnoseleaf (plural noseleafs or noseleaves)

plural noseleafs · plural noseleaves

  1. The elaborate structure of skin surrounding the nostrils of many species of bat.

    Vampire bats are capable of perceiving infrared radiation (heat) through the pocketings in their noseleaves that can allow them to find a feeding spot on their prey that is well supplied with blood vessels.

    2011, Terry A. Vaughan, James M. Ryan, Mammalogy, page 23
  2. A noseleaf bat, one of many species of bat that have a noseleaf.

Origin

From nose + leaf.

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APA

noseleaf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noseleaf

MLA

“noseleaf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noseleaf. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noseleaf,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noseleaf.

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