noun
New World bat with a pointed nose leaf; found from southern United States to Paraguay
• Hypernyms: ↑leafnose bat, ↑leaf-nosed bat
• Member Holonyms: ↑Phyllostomus, ↑genus Phyllostomus
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\\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷-\ noun : any of several bats of the family Phyllostomatidae and especially of the genera Phyllostomus and Vampyrum with a prominently pointed nose leaf
Useful english dictionary. 2012.