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GENUS DESMODUS

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 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 batsplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


GENUS DESMODUS (noun)


Sense 1

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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