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Phyllostomatidae

noun

New World leaf-nosed bats

• Syn: ↑Phyllostomidae, ↑family Phyllostomidae, ↑family Phyllostomatidae

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Microchiroptera, ↑suborder Microchiroptera

• Member Meronyms: ↑genus Macrotus, ↑Phyllostomus, ↑genus Phyllostomus, ↑Choeronycteris, ↑genus Choeronycteris

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\\ˌfiləstōˈmad.əˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Phyllostomus, type genus + -idae

: a large family of leaf-nosed bats that range from the southern United States to Paraguay and are distinguished from the Old World horseshoe bats by the well-developed tragus — see spearnose bat

Useful english dictionary. 2012.