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desmodus

noun
type genus of the Desmodontidae: vampire bats 
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Main Entry: Des·mo·dus
Pronunciation: dez-'mOd-&s
Function: noun
: a monotypic genus of a subfamily (Desmodontinae of the familyPhyllostomidae) containing a common So. American vampire bat (D. rotundus)
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