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Definition of Family Rhinolophidae
1. Noun. Old World leaf-nosed bats.
Exact synonyms: Rhinolophidae
Generic synonyms: Mammal Family
Group relationships: Microchiroptera, Suborder Microchiroptera
Member holonyms: Horseshoe Bat
Generic synonyms: Mammal Family
Group relationships: Microchiroptera, Suborder Microchiroptera
Member holonyms: Horseshoe Bat
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Rhinolophidae
Literary usage of Family Rhinolophidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Geographical Distribution of Animals: With a Study of the Relations of by Alfred Russel Wallace (1876)
"The Nearctic region is also unusually well marked, by the total absence of a
family (Rhinolophidae) which is tolerably well represented in the ..."
2. Proceedings by Pacific Science Association (1921)
"... of the family Rhinolophidae from the Solomon-Islands. Among other peculiar
and interesting species are Nycteris ..."