Definition of Desmodus rotundus

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

Generic synonyms: True Vampire Bat, Vampire Bat
Group relationships: Desmodus, Genus Desmodus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Desmodus Rotundus

Desiderius Erasmus
Desiree
Deskati
Desmanthus
Desmanthus ilinoensis
Desmarres' dacryoliths
Desmidiaceae
Desmidium
Desmodium
Desmodium gyrans
Desmodium motorium
Desmodium purpureum
Desmodium tortuosum
Desmodontidae
Desmodus
Desmodus rotundus (current term)
Desmograthus
Desmond
Desmond Tutu
Despoina
Destiny
Destot's space
Desulfotomaculum
Desulfotomaculum nigrificans
Desyrel
Detroit
Detroit River
Deu.
Deut.

Literary usage of Desmodus rotundus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Vertebrate Zoölogy by Horatio Hackett Newman (1920)
"The Vampire (Desmodus rotundus) is a bat of rather large size, native to South America. True to its reputation it lives the life of a blood-sucker, ..."

2. Two Bird-lovers in Mexico by William Beebe (1905)
"Desmodus rotundus (E. Geof.). pp. 270, 276. Rather common in the Colima lowlands. One, which found its way one night into the house with us, tried to escape ..."

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