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molossine

/məˈlɒsaɪn/

molossine noun: a bat of the genus Molossus.

Noun

molossine (plural molossines)

  1. (dated) A bat of the genus Molossus.
    • The monk bat is a molossine.

Forms of molossine

pluralmolossines

Origin of molossine

Molossus + -ine

Questions about molossine

What does molossine mean?
Molossine means a bat of the genus Molossus.
What part of speech is molossine?
Molossine is a noun.
How do you pronounce molossine?
Molossine is pronounced /məˈlɒsaɪn/.
What is the plural of molossine?
The plural of molossine is molossines.

Words near molossine in the dictionary

  1. Molossians
  2. molossic
  3. molossics
  4. molossid
  5. molossids
  6. molossine
  7. molossines
  8. molossoes
  9. molossos
  10. molossus
  11. molossuses

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