horseshoe bat

Noun
  1. Any of numerous bats of the family Hipposideridae of northwest Africa or Philippines or Australia having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose (synset 102146543)
    is a type of: leaf-nosed bat, leafnose bat - bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose; especially of the families Phyllostomatidae and Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae
    belongs to: genus hipposideros, hipposideros - horseshoe bats
  2. A bat of the family Rhinolophidae having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose (synset 102146091)
    is a type of: leaf-nosed bat, leafnose bat - bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose; especially of the families Phyllostomatidae and Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae
    belongs to: family rhinolophidae, rhinolophidae - Old World leaf-nosed bats

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