Phyllostomatidae
plural noun
Phyl·lo·sto·mat·i·dae
ˌfiləstōˈmatəˌdē
: a large family of leaf-nosed bats that range from the southern U.S. to Paraguay and are distinguished from the Old World horseshoe bats by the well-developed tragus see spearnose bat
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, irregular from Phyllostomus, type genus + -idae