Etymology

myzopodid

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Today it means: Any member of the family Myzopodidae of bats; Madagascar sucker-footed bat. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μυζάω
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμυζάω“suck”
  2. English todaymyzopodid

From the family name, from Ancient Greek μυζάω (muzáō, “suck”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.