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mormoopid, a. (n.) Zool.|ˌmɔːməʊˈɒpɪd|
[f. mod.L. Mormoopidæ, f. Gr. µορµώ mormo n. + ὤψ face: see -id3.]
Of or pertaining to the family Mormoopidae of small insectivorous bats of North and Central America, in which the nose-leaf is absent or rudimentary but the lips are elaborate and leaf-shaped. Also as n., a bat of this family.
1970Jrnl. Mammalogy LI. 230 What are the major morphological adaptations of the mormoopid flight apparatus? Ibid. 232 Simplification of musculature is a clear trend in mormoopids. 1976[see vespertilionid a.]. 1984J. E. Hill Bats xi. 202 Unlike the phyllostomids, mormoopids have only a rudimentary noseleaf which is little more than a bump on the nose..and..ornamentations give the mouth a distinct funnel-like shape when it is opened. |