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leaf-nosed bat

/ˈliːfˌnoʊzd bæːt/

Meanings
noun

Murciélago de nariz de hoja

A bat of the family Phyllostomidae, having a pointed projection on the snout.

Examples :

"The leaf-nosed bat, with its distinctive pointed snout, flew silently into the cave. "
El murciélago de nariz de hoja, con su hocico puntiagudo distintivo, voló silenciosamente hacia la cueva.
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Related Words

Illustration nosed

nosed verb

/noʊzd/ /noʊst/

Avanzar con cautela, moviendo la parte delantera

"The ship nosed through the minefield."

El barco avanzó con cautela por el campo minado.

Illustration having

having verb

/ˈhævɪŋ/

Tener, poseer

"I have a house and a car."

Tengo una casa y un coche.

Illustration silently

silently adverb

/ˈsaɪləntli/

Silenciosamente, en silencio

"The student sat silently in the library, concentrating on his book. "

El estudiante se sentó silenciosamente en la biblioteca, concentrándose en su libro.

Illustration with

with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Con, junto con

"Do you want to come with?"

¿Quieres venir con nosotros?

Illustration snout

snout noun

/snʌʊt/ /snaʊt/

Hocico

"The pig rooted around in the dirt with its snout."

El cerdo escarbaba en la tierra con su hocico.

Illustration flew

flew noun

/fluː/

Labio superior colgante

"My dog's long, floppy flew drooped over his mouth as he panted. "

El labio superior colgante, largo y flácido de mi perro caía sobre su boca mientras jadeaba.

Illustration projection

projection noun

/pɹəˈdʒɛkʃən/

Saliente, protuberancia

"The face of the cliff had many projections that were big enough for birds to nest on."

La cara del acantilado tenía muchas salientes lo suficientemente grandes para que los pájaros anidaran en ellas.

Illustration family

family noun

/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæm(ə)li/

Familia

"Our family lives in town."

Nuestra familia vive en la ciudad.

Illustration into

into preposition

/ˈɪn.tuː/ /ˈɪn.tu/

Dentro de, en

"Mary danced into the house."

Mary bailó dentro de la casa.

Illustration distinctive

distinctive noun

/dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/

Rasgo distintivo, característica

"Her distinctive laugh, a high-pitched giggle, could be heard across the entire playground. "

Su risa distintiva, una risita aguda, se podía oír en todo el patio de recreo.

Illustration leaf

leaf noun

/liːf/

Hoja

"The maple tree outside the school had beautiful, green leaves. "

El arce que estaba afuera de la escuela tenía hojas verdes y hermosas.

Illustration pointed

pointed verb

/ˈpɔɪntɪd/

Señalar

"The teacher pointed to the map to show the students where the capital city was located. "

El profesor señaló el mapa para mostrar a los estudiantes dónde estaba ubicada la capital.