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Desmodont

Des′mo-dont

(dĕs′mō̍-dŏnt)
,
Noun.
[Gr.
δεσμόσ
bond +
ὀδούς
,
ὀδόντος
, tooth.]
(Zool.)
A member of a group of South American blood-sucking bats, of the genera
Desmodus
and
Diphylla
. See
Vampire
.

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desmodont

desmodont

English

Noun

desmodont (plural desmodonts)

  1. (zoology) Any of a group of South American blood-sucking bats of the genera Desmodus and Diphylla.