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Horseshoe Bat

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Noun

1. horseshoe bat

any of numerous bats of the family Hipposideridae of northwest Africa or Philippines or Australia having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose

2. horseshoe bat

a bat of the family Rhinolophidae having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose

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Horseshoe Bat

see synonyms of horseshoe bat
noun
any of numerous large-eared Old World insectivorous bats, mostly of the genus Rhinolophus, with a fleshy growth around the nostrils, used in echolocation: family Rhinolophidae

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