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Desmodus rotundus

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Noun1.Desmodus rotundus - mouse-sized bat of tropical Central America and South America having sharp incisor and canine teeth; feeds on the blood of birds and mammals
true vampire bat, vampire bat - any of various tropical American bats of the family Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their blood
Desmodus, genus Desmodus - type genus of the Desmodontidae: vampire bats


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Antigenic variant-3 (AgV3), epidemiologically associated with vampire bats, Desmodus rotundus, was identified in 3 bovine samples.
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Udo Groger, a biologist at Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich, Germany, discovered that vampire bats, Desmodus rotundus, can memorize and recognize the sound of an individual's breathing.
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Desmoteplase, the most specific plasminogen activator known today, is a genetically engineered version of a clot-dissolving protein found in the saliva of the vampire bat Desmodus rotundus.
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