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

Type of: true vampire bat, vampire bat

Part of: Desmodus, genus Desmodus

Encyclopedia: Desmodus rotundus