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Definition of Family phyllostomidae
1. Noun. New World leaf-nosed bats.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Family
Group relationships: Microchiroptera, Suborder Microchiroptera
Member holonyms: Genus Macrotus, Genus Phyllostomus, Phyllostomus, Choeronycteris, Genus Choeronycteris
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Phyllostomidae
Literary usage of Family phyllostomidae
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 speciality of the Neotropical region is well shown, not only by its exclusive
possession of one large family (Phyllostomidae), but almost equally so by ..."
2. Biodiversity and the Management of the Madrean Archipelago: The Sky Islands edited by Leonard F. DeBano (1999)
"Seasonal distribution of north western populations of the long-nosed bats,
Leptonycteris sanborni, family Phyllostomidae. Anales Inst. Biol. Nac. Autón. ..."
3. Murciélagos de Costa Rica by Richard K. LaVal, Bernal Rodríguez-H. (2002)
"Bats of the family Phyllostomidae have a "nose leaf" which extends dorsally from
the nose and apparently aids in "broadcasting" echolocation signals (Fig. ..."
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