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Rhinolophidae

Rhinolophidae

9.9
Bats with a horseshoe-shaped fold of skin on the nose that use sound to find things
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : rinolofidos
  • The Rhinolophidae are distinguished by their complex noseleaf structures used in echolocation.

Examples

  • Several species within the Rhinolophidae family are found across Asia and Africa.

  • Researchers are studying how Rhinolophidae bats adapt to different habitats.

  • Look at that Rhinolophidae flying at dusk!

  • The Rhinolophidae family includes many unique species.

  • Researchers are studying how Rhinolophidae bats adapt to different habitats.

  • Several species within the Rhinolophidae family are found across Asia and Africa.

  • The Rhinolophidae are distinguished by their complex noseleaf structures used in echolocation.

Synonyms

family Rhinolophidae
vsRhinolophidae
  • Specialized
9.9

Bats with a horseshoe-shaped nose that use sound to find things

is the same group named more simply without extra geographic detail
horseshoe bat
vsRhinolophidae
7.7

A bat with a horseshoe-shaped skin fold on its nose

is a broader taxonomic group encompassing many such types of bat

Compounds

family Rhinolophidae
  • Specialized
9.9

Bats with a horseshoe-shaped nose that use sound to find things

Surface Forms

Rhinolophidae singular
Rhinolophidae plural

Morphology

Rhinolophidae = Rhinolophus (opaque) = rhino + loph + idae

This is a technical taxonomic formation (Greek combining forms + -idae) not transparently interpretable by an average learner.

Etymology

Rhinolophidae comes from Greek parts rhino- meaning 'nose', seen in the English rhino in 'rhinoceros', -loph meaning 'crest' or 'fold', and -idae meaning 'family' of animals. So Rhinolophidae is the 'nose-crest family', which fits because these bats have a horseshoe-shaped fold on their nose that helps them find things by sound.