phyllostomid

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English

Etymology

From translingual Phyllostomidae.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɪˈlɒstəmɪd/

Noun

phyllostomid (plural phyllostomids)

Any bat of the family Phyllostomidae, having large, lance-shaped noses; a leaf-nosed bat.
Synonyms: phyllostome, nose-leaf bat
- 1988, Theodore H. Fleming, The Short-Tailed Fruit Bat:
  As I mentioned previously, pteropodid bats have been much less studied than phyllostomids

References

“phyllostomid”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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