noseleaf
nounEtymology From nose + leaf.
1
The elaborate structure of skin surrounding the nostrils of many species of bat.
- Vampire bats are capable of perceiving infrared radiation (heat) through the pocketings in their noseleaves that can allow them to find a feeding spot on their prey that is well supplied with blood vessels.2011, Terry A. Vaughan, James M. Ryan, Mammalogy, page 23:
2
A noseleaf bat, one of many species of bat that have a noseleaf.
- Related terms
- phyllorhine