rhinolophidæ

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. A family of the vespertilionine alliance of the suborder Microchiroptera and order Chiroptera, typified by the genus Rhinolophus; the horseshoe, leaf-nosed, or rhinolophine bats. They have a highly developed noseleaf, large ears with no tragus, rudimentary inarticulate premaxillary bones, minute upper incisors, the tail long and inclosed in the interfemoral membrane, and a pair of prepubic teat-like appendages in the female. These bats inhabit temperate and tropical regions of both hemispheres. The family is divided into Rhinolophinæ and Phyllorhininæ. See cut under Phyllorhina.