desmodus rotundus

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   mouse-sized bat of tropical Central America and South America having sharp incisor and canine teeth; feeds on the blood of birds and mammals

   Broadervampire bat

   Part ofDesmodus

Questions about desmodus rotundus

What does desmodus rotundus mean?

desmodus rotundus means "mouse-sized bat of tropical Central America and South America having sharp incisor and canine teeth; feeds on the blood of birds and mammals".

Is desmodus rotundus a common word?

desmodus rotundus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.