Glossophaga

Translingual

Etymology

From glosso- (“tongue”, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă)) +‎ -phaga (“-eater”, from Ancient Greek φᾰ́γος (phắgos)).

Proper noun

Glossophaga f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Phyllostomidae – long-tongued bats.

References

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