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noseleaves

noseleaves is the plural of noseleaf.

Meaning of noseleaf

Noun

noseleaf (plural noseleafs or noseleaves)

  1. The elaborate structure of skin surrounding the nostrils of many species of bat.
    • Vampire bats are capable of perceiving infrared radiation (heat) through the pocketings in their noseleaves that can allow them to find a feeding spot on their prey that is well supplied with blood vessels.2011, Terry A. Vaughan, James M. Ryan, Mammalogy, page 23
  2. A noseleaf bat, one of many species of bat that have a noseleaf.

Questions about noseleaves

What is noseleaves the plural of?
Noseleaves is the plural of noseleaf.

Words near noseleaves in the dictionary

  1. Nosek
  2. Noseks
  3. nosel
  4. noseleaf
  5. noseleafs
  6. noseleaves
  7. noseled
  8. noseless
  9. noselessly
  10. noselessness
  11. noselift

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