What is the meaning of horseshoe bat?

noun

  • Any of numerous bats of the family Hipposideridae of northwest Africa or Philippines or Australia having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose.
  • A bat of the family Rhinolophidae having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose. .
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