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Desmodus
Desmodus \Desmodus\ n. the type genus of the Desmodontidae, consisting of vampire bats.
Syn: genus Desmodus.
Wikipedia
Desmodus
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 - D. draculae †,
- Cuban vampire bat - D. puntajudensis †
- Common vampire bat - D. rotundus
- Stock's vampire bat - D. stocki †,
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.