Mormoops

noun

Mor·​mo·​ops

mȯ(r)ˈmōˌäps

: a genus of bats (family Phyllostomatidae) comprising the tropical American cinnamon bats

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek mormō she-monster, bugbear + New Latin -ops

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