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Definition of Family Molossidae
1. Noun. Mastiff bats; freetail bats.
Exact synonyms: Molossidae
Generic synonyms: Mammal Family
Group relationships: Microchiroptera, Suborder Microchiroptera
Member holonyms: Genus Tadarida, Tadarida, Eumops, Genus Eumops
Generic synonyms: Mammal Family
Group relationships: Microchiroptera, Suborder Microchiroptera
Member holonyms: Genus Tadarida, Tadarida, Eumops, Genus Eumops
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Molossidae
Literary usage of Family Molossidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. California Mammals by Frank Stephens (1906)
"Family MolOSSidae. Upper incisors large, separated by a vacant space in the middle
in some species, not separate in others; molars with distinct W-shaped ..."
2. Bulletin by Smithsonian Institution, Dept. of the Interior, United States Dept. of the Interior, United States National Museum, United States (1907)
"... bullae less emarginate on inner side than usual in the family Molossidae.
External form with no striking peculiarities; ear extending not quite to ..."
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