Definition of Hipposideridae

1. Noun. Old World leafnose bats.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Hipposideridae

Hippocratic oath
Hippocratic oaths
Hippocratism
Hippocrepis
Hippocrepis comosa
Hippodamia
Hippodamia convergens
Hippoglossoides
Hippoglossoides platessoides
Hippoglossus
Hippoglossus hippoglossus
Hippoglossus stenolepsis
Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux
Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus amphibius
Hipposideridae (current term)
Hipposideros
Hippotragus
Hippotragus niger
Hipsurus
Hipsurus caryi
Hira
Hirado
Hiragana
Hirakata
Hiram
Hiram King Williams
Hiram Ulysses Grant
Hiram Williams
Hiramic

Literary usage of Hipposideridae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Families and Genera of Bats by Gerrit Smith Miller (1907)
"In the Hipposideridae the strengthening process attains its highest degree of perfection. Here the general structure is as in the Rhinolophidae, ..."

2. Life After Logging: Reconciling Wildlife Conservation and Production by E. Meijaard (2005)
"Echolocation signals must be designed so that the bat can distinguish prey items from the surrounding vegetation. The Hipposideridae and Rhinolophidae ..."

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