Horseshoe Bat (Noun)
Meaning 1
A bat of the family Rhinolophidae having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Researchers at the wildlife reserve studied the behavior of the lesser horseshoe bat in its natural habitat.
- The Greater horseshoe bat is one of the larger species of bats found in Europe.
- Scientists have discovered a new species of horseshoe bat in the remote caves of Africa.
- The lesser horseshoe bat is an endangered species due to habitat destruction and climate change.
- Horseshoe bats use echolocation to navigate and find insects in the dark cave tunnels.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Any of numerous bats of the family Hipposideridae of northwest Africa or Philippines or Australia having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.