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natalid, a. (n.) Zool.|ˈnætəlɪd|
[f. mod.L. Natalus, generic name + -id3.]
Of or pertaining to the family Natalidae of small long-legged insectivorous bats of North and Central America, characterized by large funnel-shaped ears and a nose tufted with hair but lacking a nose-leaf; natalid organ, an organ peculiar to natalids (see quot. 1959), of unknown function. Also as n., a bat of this family.
1950W. W. Dalquest in Jrnl. Mammalogy XXXI. 437 Bats of the family Natalidae are of small size... Adult males possess a large, gland-like organ on the face or muzzle, which is here named the natalid organ. 1959Amer. Mus. Novitates No. 1977. 4 The natalid organ is a thin, floating, glandular, bell-shaped disk covering the entire frontal region of the head, lying between the skin and the underlying muscles. It is peculiar to the genus Natalus. 1970Dalquest & Walton in Slaughter & Walton About Bats ix. 173 Except a few cases of isolated individuals, natalid bats show a marked preference for caves and mine shafts. 1976[see vespertilionid a.]. 1984J. E. Hill Bats xi. 209 Natalids are rather small, slim bats with a high, domed head. |