genus desmodus

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   type genus of the Desmodontidae: vampire bats

   SynonymsDesmodus

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofDesmodontidae

Questions about genus desmodus

What does genus desmodus mean?

genus desmodus means "type genus of the Desmodontidae: vampire bats".

What is another word for genus desmodus?

Close synonyms include Desmodus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus desmodus a common word?

genus desmodus 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.