noseleaf

English

Etymology

nose +‎ leaf

Noun

noseleaf (plural noseleafs or noseleaves)

  1. The elaborate structure of skin surrounding the nostrils of many species of bat.
    • 2011, Terry A. Vaughan, James M. Ryan, Mammalogy, page 23:
      Vampire bats are capable of perceiving infrared radiation (heat) through the pocketings in their noseleaves that can allow them to find a feeding spot on their prey that is well supplied with blood vessels.
  2. A noseleaf bat, one of many species of bat that have a noseleaf.

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