| Noun | 1. | family Phyllostomidae - New World leaf-nosed bats mammal family - a family of mammals Microchiroptera, suborder Microchiroptera - most of the bats in the world; all bats except fruit bats insectivorous bats genus Macrotus - leafnose bats genus Phyllostomus, Phyllostomus - type genus of the family Phyllostomatidae Choeronycteris, genus Choeronycteris - a genus of Phyllostomatidae |