Rhī-nŏl'o-phŭs, n.

noun

Rhī-nŏl'o-phŭs, n. [Gr. ῥίς, ῥινός, nose, and λόφος, crest.] (Zoöl.) A genus of bats characterized by having the nose surmounted by membranous crests, the upper one of which is lanceolate and erect, while the lower one is shaped like a horse-shoe.

A drawing of a horseshoe bat, showing its large leaf-like nose structures. — Rhinolophus. Forming a nose.