Desmodont

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Desmodont \Des"mo*dont\ (d[e^]s"m[-o]*d[o^]nt), n. [Gr. desmo`s
     bond + 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, tooth.] (Zool.)
     A member of a group of South American blood-sucking bats, of
     the genera {Desmodus} and {Diphylla}. See {Vampire}.
     [1913 Webster]