† phyllostomatoidadj.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Phyllostomata , -oid suffix.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Phyllostomata (see phyllostomatous adj.) + -oid suffix. Compare phyllostomoid adj.
Zoology.
Obsolete.
1895 I. K. Funk et al. II. at Phyllo- Phyllostomatoid.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020).