HORSESHOE BAT
Dictionary entry overview: What does horseshoe bat mean?
• HORSESHOE BAT (noun)
The noun HORSESHOE BAT has 2 senses:
1. any of numerous bats of the family Hipposideridae of northwest Africa or Philippines or Australia having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose
2. a bat of the family Rhinolophidae having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose
Familiarity information: HORSESHOE BAT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HORSESHOE BAT (noun)
Meaning:
Any of numerous bats of the family Hipposideridae of northwest Africa or Philippines or Australia having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("horseshoe bat" is a kind of...):
leaf-nosed bat; leafnose bat (bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose; especially of the families Phyllostomatidae and Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae)
Holonyms ("horseshoe bat" is a member of...):
genus Hipposideros; Hipposideros (horseshoe bats)
Meaning:
A bat of the family Rhinolophidae having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("horseshoe bat" is a kind of...):
leaf-nosed bat; leafnose bat (bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose; especially of the families Phyllostomatidae and Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae)
Holonyms ("horseshoe bat" is a member of...):
family Rhinolophidae; Rhinolophidae (Old World leaf-nosed bats)
