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Rhinopome
Rhi′no-pome
,
Noun.
[
Rhino-
+ Gr.
πῶμα
a lid. ]
(Zool.)
Any old-world bat of the genus
Rhinopoma
. The rhinopomes have a long tail extending beyond the web, and inhabit caves and tombs.
Definition
2024
rhinopome
rhinopome
English
Noun
rhinopome
(
plural
rhinopomes
)
(
zoology
)
Any member of the
bat
genus
Rhinopoma
.
Synonyms
(
bat
)
:
mouse-tailed bat
Etymology
rhino-
+
Ancient Greek
πῶμα
(
pôma
,
“
a lid
”
)
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