"megaderm" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: megaderms [plural]
Etymology: mega- + -derm Etymology templates: {{confix|en|mega|derm}} mega- + -derm Head templates: {{en-noun}} megaderm (plural megaderms)
  1. Any of several species of Old World blood-sucking bats of the genus Megaderma; the false vampire bat. Wikipedia link: Megaderma Categories (lifeform): Bats

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