ˈdezmədəs noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from desm- + -odus
: the type genus of Desmodontidae comprising a number of common So. Amer. bloodsucking bats — see vampire
ˈdezmədəs noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from desm- + -odus
: the type genus of Desmodontidae comprising a number of common So. Amer. bloodsucking bats — see vampire
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012