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Definition of Trident bat

Trident bat
Trident Tri"dent (tr[imac]"dent), n. [L. tridens, -entis; tri- (see Tri-) + dens tooth: cf. F. trident. See Tooth.] 1. (Class Myth.) A kind of scepter or spear with three prongs, -- the common attribute of Neptune. 2. (Rom. Antiq.) A three-pronged spear or goad, used for urging horses; also, the weapon used by one class of gladiators. 3. A three-pronged fish spear. 4. (Geom.) A curve of third order, having three infinite branches in one direction and a fourth infinite branch in the opposite direction. Trident bat (Zo["o]l.), an Asiatic rhinolophid bat (Tri[ae]nops Persicus), having the nose membrane in the shape of a trident.

Meaning of Trident bat from wikipedia

- The trident bat or trident leaf-nosed bat (Asellia tridens) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is widely distributed in the Middle East...
- The rufous trident bat, Persian trident bat, or triple nose-leaf bat (Triaenops persicus) is a species of bat in the genus Triaenops. It occurs in southwestern...
- Stoliczka's trident bat (Aselliscus stoliczk****) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand...
- The Arabian trident bat (Asellia arabica) is a species of Old World leaf-nosed bat found in the Middle East. The Arabian trident bat was described as a...
- The African trident bat (Triaenops afer) is a species of bat found in Africa. It was described as a new species in 1877 by German zoologist Wilhelm Peters...
- The Somalian trident bat (Asellia italosomalica) is a species of bat found in the Horn of Africa. The Somalian trident bat was described as a new subspecies...
- Percival's trident bat (Cloeotis percivali) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is monotypic within the genus Cloeotis. It is found in...
- horseshoe bat, and one each from the intermediate horseshoe bat (R. affinis), Blasius's horseshoe bat (R. blasii), Stoliczka's trident bat (Aselliscus...
- Temminck's trident bat (Aselliscus tricuspidatus) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon...
- leaf-nosed bat (Asellia patrizii) Trident bat (Asellia tridens) Genus Aselliscus Dong Bac's trident bat (Aselliscus dongbacana) Stoliczka's trident bat (Aselliscus...