Mormoops

Translingual

Etymology

Ancient Greek Μορμώ (Mormṓ, “a hideous she-monster, a bugbear”) +‎ -ops

Proper noun

Mormoops f

A taxonomic genus within the family Mormoopidae – the ghost-faced bats.

References

Mormoops on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Mormoops on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Mormoops on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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