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horseshoe bat

horseshoe bat noun: a bat of the genus Rhinolophus.

Noun

horseshoe bat (plural horseshoe bats)

  1. A bat of the genus Rhinolophus.

horseshoe bat meaning in Vietnamese

horseshoe bat in Vietnamese

bat of the genus Rhinolophus
dơi lá mũi

Forms of horseshoe bat

pluralhorseshoe bats

Origin of horseshoe bat

The name refers to a horseshoe-shaped protuberance which these bats have on their noses.

Words formed from horseshoe bat

Questions about horseshoe bat

What does horseshoe bat mean?
Horseshoe bat means a bat of the genus Rhinolophus.
What is horseshoe bat in Vietnamese?
Horseshoe bat in Vietnamese is dơi lá mũi. See Horseshoe bat meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is horseshoe bat?
Horseshoe bat is a noun.
What is the plural of horseshoe bat?
The plural of horseshoe bat is horseshoe bats.

Words near horseshoe bat in the dictionary

  1. horseshite
  2. horseshod
  3. horseshoe
  4. horseshoe arch
  5. horseshoe arches
  6. horseshoe bat
  7. horseshoe bats
  8. Horseshoe Bay
  9. Horseshoe Bend
  10. horseshoe conditional
  11. horseshoe conditionals

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