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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.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Desmodus Rotundus
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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