phyllostomid

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/fɪˈlɒstəmɪd/

noun

Any bat of the family Phyllostomidae, having large, lance-shaped noses; a leaf-nosed bat.

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phyllostomenose-leaf bat
Origintranslingual Phyllostomidae →
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Meanings

nounphyllostomid (plural phyllostomids)

plural phyllostomids

  1. Any bat of the family Phyllostomidae, having large, lance-shaped noses; a leaf-nosed bat.

    As I mentioned previously, pteropodid bats have been much less studied than phyllostomids

    1988, Theodore H. Fleming, The Short-Tailed Fruit Bat

    Synonyms: phyllostome, nose-leaf bat

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny bat of the family Phyllostomidae, having large, lance-shaped noses; a leaf-nosed bat.

Similar
phyllostomenose-leaf bat

Origin

  1. translingualPhyllostomidae
  2. Englishphyllostomid

From translingual Phyllostomidae.

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Cite this entry
APA

phyllostomid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phyllostomid

MLA

“phyllostomid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phyllostomid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phyllostomid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phyllostomid.

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