Hipposideros
noun
Hip·po·si·de·ros
ˌhi(ˌ)pōsə̇ˈdirəs,
-ˌsīˈd-
: a large genus (the type of the family Hipposideridae) of horseshoe bats comprising some 40 species and ranging from northwest Africa to the Philippines and Australia
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from hipp- + Greek sidēros iron, object made of iron