• (n.) Any species of the genus Rhinilophus, or family Rhinolophidae, having a horseshoe-shaped nasal crest; a horseshoe bat.
Rhi·nol'o·phid noun [ Rhino- + Greek ......... crest.] (Zoology) Any species of the genus Rhinilophus , or family Rhinolophidæ , having a horseshoe-shaped nasal crest; a horseshoe bat.