horseshoe bat

/ˌhɔr(s)ˈʃu bæt/
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Other forms: horseshoe bats

Definitions of horseshoe bat
  1. noun
    any of numerous bats of the family Hipposideridae of northwest Africa or Philippines or Australia having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose
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    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
  2. noun
    a bat of the family Rhinolophidae having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose
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    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
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