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Rhinolophidae

noun

Old World leaf-nosed bats

• Syn: ↑family Rhinolophidae

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Microchiroptera, ↑suborder Microchiroptera

• Member Meronyms: ↑horseshoe bat

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\\ˌrīnəˈläfəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Rhinolophus, type genus (from rhin- + Greek lophos crest) + -idae

: a family of Old World leaf-nosed bats that includes many common horseshoe bats

Useful english dictionary. 2012.