nycterid
/ˈnɪktərɪd/Zoology
noun
A microchiropteran bat of the family Nycteridae, found in Africa and south-east Asia and characterized by facial outgrowths having a deep groove in the centre; a slit-faced bat.
adjective
Of, designating, or characteristic of the bat family Nycteridae.
Origin
1960s. From scientific Latin Nycteridae, family name from Nycteris + -idae.