horseshoe bat

Noun horseshoe bat has 2 senses

• horseshoe bat(n = noun.animal) - any of numerous bats of the family Hipposideridae of northwest Africa or Philippines or Australia having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose;
is a kind of leaf-nosed bat, leafnose bat
is a member of genus hipposideros, hipposideros

• horseshoe bat(n = noun.animal) - a bat of the family Rhinolophidae having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose;
is a kind of leaf-nosed bat, leafnose bat
is a member of family rhinolophidae, rhinolophidae