horseshoe bat meaning

UK US /ˈhɔrsʃu bæt/ 3 syllables

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.

horseshoe bat has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

horseshoe bat as a noun

  1. any of numerous bats of the family Hipposideridae of northwest Africa or Philippines or Australia having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose

    Type of: leafnose bat

  2. a bat of the family Rhinolophidae having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose

    Type of: leafnose bat

horseshoe bat in a sentence

How to pronounce horseshoe bat

horseshoe bat is pronounced /ˈhɔrsʃu bæt/ in American English. It has 3 syllables.

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