genus desmodus

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the Desmodontidae: vampire bats (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	mammal genus,
definition	:	a genus of mammals (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	desmodus rotundus,
definition	:	mouse-sized bat of tropical Central America and South America having sharp incisor and canine teeth; feeds on the blood of birds and mammals (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	desmodontidae, family desmodontidae,
definition	:	true vampire bats (noun.animal)