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GENUS DESMODUS

Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Desmodus mean?

• GENUS DESMODUS (noun)
The noun GENUS DESMODUS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Desmodontidae: vampire bats

Familiarity information: GENUS DESMODUS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GENUS DESMODUS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Desmodontidae: vampire bats

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Desmodus; genus Desmodus

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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