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phyllostomatous

phyllostomatous adjective: leaf-nosed.

Adjective

phyllostomatous (not comparable)

  1. leaf-nosed

Origin of phyllostomatous

From phyllo- + -stomatous. Compare translingual Phyllostomus.

Questions about phyllostomatous

What does phyllostomatous mean?
Phyllostomatous means leaf-nosed.
What part of speech is phyllostomatous?
Phyllostomatous is an adjective.

Words near phyllostomatous in the dictionary

  1. phyllospheres
  2. phyllospheric
  3. phyllostine
  4. phyllostomatid
  5. phyllostomatids
  6. phyllostomatous
  7. phyllostome
  8. phyllostomes
  9. phyllostomid
  10. phyllostomids
  11. phyllostomine

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