Meanings
plural Semon's leaf-nosed bats
- Hipposideros semoni, a bat in the family Hipposideridae, found in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Synonyms: Semon's roundleaf bat
Synonyms & antonyms
nounHipposideros semoni, a bat in the family Hipposideridae, found in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Origin
Named for German zoologist Richard Semon.
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