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Molossidae

noun

mastiff bats; freetail bats

• Syn: ↑family Molossidae

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Microchiroptera, ↑suborder Microchiroptera

• Member Meronyms: ↑Tadarida, ↑genus Tadarida, ↑Eumops, ↑genus Eumops

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\\-səˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Molossus, type genus + -idae

: a family of Microchiroptera comprising the typical mastiff bats

Useful english dictionary. 2012.