Hipposideros
noun
Hip·po·si·de·ros
\ˌhi(ˌ)pōsə̇ˈdirəs, -ˌsīˈd-\
Definition of Hipposideros
: a large genus (the type of the family Hipposideridae) of horseshoe bats comprising some 40 species and ranging from northwest Africa to the Philippines and Australia
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Origin and Etymology of hipposideros
New Latin, from hipp- + Greek sidēros iron, object made of iron
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