ˌhi(ˌ)pōsə̇ˈdirəs, -ˌsīˈd- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from hipp- + Greek sidēros iron, object made of iron
: 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