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phyllostomid

/fɪˈlɒstəmɪd/

phyllostomid noun: any bat of the family Phyllostomidae, having large, lance-shaped noses; a leaf-nosed bat.

Noun

phyllostomid (plural phyllostomids)

  1. Any bat of the family Phyllostomidae, having large, lance-shaped noses; a leaf-nosed bat.
    • As I mentioned previously, pteropodid bats have been much less studied than phyllostomids1988, Theodore H. Fleming, The Short-Tailed Fruit Bat
    Synonyms:
    phyllostome, nose-leaf bat

Synonyms of phyllostomid

Forms of phyllostomid

pluralphyllostomids

Origin of phyllostomid

From translingual Phyllostomidae.

Questions about phyllostomid

What does phyllostomid mean?
Phyllostomid means any bat of the family Phyllostomidae, having large, lance-shaped noses; a leaf-nosed bat.
What part of speech is phyllostomid?
Phyllostomid is a noun.
How do you pronounce phyllostomid?
Phyllostomid is pronounced /fɪˈlɒstəmɪd/.
What is the plural of phyllostomid?
The plural of phyllostomid is phyllostomids.

Words near phyllostomid in the dictionary

  1. phyllostomatid
  2. phyllostomatids
  3. phyllostomatous
  4. phyllostome
  5. phyllostomes
  6. phyllostomid
  7. phyllostomids
  8. phyllostomine
  9. phyllotactic
  10. phyllotactic arrangement
  11. phyllotactic arrangements

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