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phyllostome
CIDE DICTIONARY
phyllostome, n. [Phyllo- + Gr. sto`ma mouth.].
Any bat of the genus Phyllostoma , or allied genera, having large membranes around the mouth and nose; a nose-leaf bat. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
phyllostome, n. any bat of the family Phyllostomatidae having a nose leaf.
Etymology
PHYLLO- + Gk stoma mouth
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