desmodont
English
noun
Definitions
- (zoology) Any of a group of South American blood-sucking bats of the genera and .
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek δεσμός (bond, fetter, band, imprisonment, connection, bonds, bondage).
Origin
Ancient Greek
δεσμός
Gloss
bond, fetter, band, imprisonment, connection, bonds, bondage
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bacteria English
- caldesmon English
- desmodromic English
- δέω Ancient Greek
- δεσμοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
- δεσμός Ancient Greek
- ζυγόδεσμον Ancient Greek
- στρωματόδεσμον Ancient Greek
- σύνδεσμος Ancient Greek
- ἀμπελόδεσμος Ancient Greek
- ἐπίδεσμος Ancient Greek
- تسمه Persian
- δεσμός Greek (modern)
- tasma Turkish