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DESMODUS

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Desmodontidae: vampire bats

Synonyms:

Desmodus; genus Desmodus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Desmodus" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Desmodus"):

Desmodus rotundus (mouse-sized bat of tropical Central America and South America having sharp incisor and canine teeth; feeds on the blood of birds and mammals)

Holonyms ("Desmodus" is a member of...):

Desmodontidae; family Desmodontidae (true vampire bats)

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