(ˌ)emˌbaləˈn(y)u̇rəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Emballonura, type genus (from Greek emballōn — present participle of emballein to throw in — + New Latin -ura ) + -idae; from the loose appearance of the tail — more at emblem
: a family of insectivorous bats having the face obliquely truncated, no nose leaf, and the tail partly free