noseleaf

English

noun
Definitions
  • The elaborate structure of skin surrounding the nostrils of many species of bat.
  • A noseleaf bat, one of many species of bat that have a noseleaf.

Etymology

Compound from English nose + English leaf.

Origin

English

leaf

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