A family of bats that includes the common vampire bat, characterized by specialized teeth and feeding on blood.
From Greek 'desmos' (bond) + 'odous' (tooth) + Latin '-idae' (family). Named for their distinctive tooth structure and specialized feeding adaptations.
Vampire bats in this family are actually incredibly intelligent and social—they practice food sharing and friendship, and they evolved their blood-eating from leaf-eating ancestors!
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