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noun
ZoologyA member of the family Mormoopidae of small insectivorous bats of North and Central America, in which the nose leaf is absent or rudimentary, and the lips are elaborate and leaf-shaped.
adjective
ZoologyOf, relating to, characteristic of, or designating the family Mormoopidae.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in Journal of Mammalogy. From scientific Latin Mormoops, genus name + -id.
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