SYNOTUS
\sˈɪnɒtəs], \sˈɪnɒtəs], \s_ˈɪ_n_ɒ_t_ə_s]\
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si-n[=o]'tus, n. a genus of long-eared bats having the rim of the ear produced in front of the eye, including the European Barbastel: a double monster united above the umbilicus, the head incompletely double. [Gr. syn, together, ous, [=o]tos, the ear.]
By Thomas Davidson
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Snake's-head
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