phyllostomid

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɪˈlɒstəmɪd/

Noun

phyllostomid (plural phyllostomids)

1. 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.