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GENUS DESMODUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Desmodontidae: vampire bats
Synonyms:
Desmodus; genus Desmodus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Desmodus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus 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 ("genus Desmodus" is a member of...):
Desmodontidae; family Desmodontidae (true vampire bats)
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