What is any bat of the genus Phyllostoma, or allied genera, having large membranes around the mouth and nose; a nose-leaf bat called?
phyllostome — Any bat of the genus Phyllostoma, or allied genera, having large membranes around the mouth and nose; a nose-leaf bat. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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