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Diphylla

noun

vampire bats

• Syn: ↑genus Diphylla

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Desmodontidae, ↑family Desmodontidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑hairy-legged vampire bat, ↑Diphylla ecaudata

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\\dīˈfilə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from di- + -phylla (from Greek phyllon leaf); from the bifoliate nose leaf — more at blow (to blossom)

: a genus of bloodsucking bats of the family Desmodontidae — see vampire 3

Useful english dictionary. 2012.