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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of tropical American phyllostomine bats of the subfamily Lobostomatinæ: so called from the extraordinary physiognomy, which is remarkable even among the many strange expressions of face presented by bats. M. blainvillei is the type. Also Mormoöps.

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