'Phyllostome' definitions:

Definition of 'Phyllostome'

From: GCIDE

Phyllostome \Phyl"lo*stome\ (f[i^]l"l[-o]*st[=o]m), n. [Phyllo- + Gr. sto`ma mouth.] (Zool.) Any bat of the genus Phyllostoma, or allied genera, having large membranes around the mouth and nose; a nose-leaf bat. [1913 Webster]