noseleaf

noseleaf

English

Etymology

nose +‎ leaf

Noun

noseleaf (plural noseleafs or noseleaves)

1. The elaborate structure of skin surrounding the nostrils of many species of bat.
   • 2011, Terry A. Vaughan, ‎James M. Ryan, Mammalogy (page 23)

     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.

See also

• phyllorhine