Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In conchology, of or pertaining to the Desmodonta.
- noun One of the Desmodonta.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A member of a group of South American blood-sucking bats, of the genera Desmodus and Diphylla. See
vampire .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun zoology Any of a group of South American blood-sucking
bats of thegenera Desmodus and Diphylla.
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek bond + tooth.
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Examples
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These included the compact, big-headed hippodont; the lithe, long-toed desmodont; and the transitional form between those two, the sirenodont.
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These included the compact, big-headed hippodont; the lithe, long-toed desmodont; and the transitional form between those two, the sirenodont.
Archive 2009-05-01 Peter Bond 2009
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