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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of a group of South American blood-sucking bats of the genera Desmodus and Diphylla. dated

Adjective

1. 1
   Of hinge teeth: having a large ligamentous resilifer (or chondrophore) which replaces the cardinal teeth. not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

asthenodont

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δεσμός (desmós, “band, connection”) + ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”).

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