noseleafとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

noseleaf (複数形 noseleafs または noseleaves)

1. The elaborate structure of skin surrounding the nostrils of many species of bat.
   • 2011, Terry A. Vaughan, ‎James M. Ryan, Mammalogy (page 23)

     Vampire bats are capable of perceiving infrared radiation (heat) through the pocketings in their noseleaves that can allow them to find a feeding spot on their prey that is well supplied with blood vessels.

2. A noseleaf bat, one of many species of bat that have a noseleaf.

参考

• phyllorhine