DESMODUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Desmodus mean? 

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

1. type genus of the Desmodontidae: vampire bats

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• DESMODUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Desmodontidae: vampire bats

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Desmodus; genus Desmodus

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)