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Leaf-nosed

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Leaf´-nosed`
n.1.(Zool.) Having a leaflike membrane on the nose; - said of certain bats, esp. of the genera Phyllostoma and Rhinonycteris. See Vampire.
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Keywords: Artibeus jamaicensis, behavior, circadian activity, echolocation ********** Jamaican fruit bats (Phyllostomidae: Artibeus jamaicensis) are leaf-nosed bats whose native range includes Brazil, the Bahamas, Antilles, Trinidad, Tobago, Key West, and from central Mexico south to Bolivia.
Activity patterns in a captive colony of Jamaican fruit bats, ... by Tung, Jennifer J.; Francl, Karen E. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
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The LESSER LONG-NOSED BAT (Leptonycteris curasoae) is a leaf-nosed, medium-sized "microbat" measuring 2.
FOCUS ON NATURE by Mason, Rochelle / Endangered Species Update
 
 
 
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