Noseleaf
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The elaborate structure of skin surrounding the nostrils of many species of bat.
"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.
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From nose + leaf.
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