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Type genus of the Desmodontidae vampire bats
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Desmodus is a genus of bats often referred to as the vampire bats. Along with the genera, Diaemus and Diphylla , Desmodus makes up the subfamily Desmodontinae of family Phyllostomidae , the vampire bats. Genus Desmodus - vampire bats Giant vampire bat - ...
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Desmodus \Desmodus\ n. the type genus of the Desmodontidae , consisting of vampire bats. Syn: genus Desmodus .
Usage examples of desmodus.
Then the great bat, Desmodus, sped east, making for a distant stack, while on the ground a trog set off to lope westward, cupping horny hands to his Neanderthal face and sending a cry ringing ahead of him.
Strangely, Vampyrum is the false vampire, while Desmodus and Diphylla are the true blood-suckers.