phyllostome

CIDE DICTIONARY

phyllostomen. [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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