The name mastiff bat is applied to certain species of the bat family ''
Molossidae'' or so called free-tailed bats. It is usually applied specifically to the following genera:
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Eumops
''Eumops'' (mastiff bats or bonneted bats) is a genus of bats in the family Molossidae. A total of 17 species of this genus have been described. The name "Eumops" comes from the Greek prefix "Eu-", meaning "good" or "true," and the Malay language ...
'', mastiff bats or bonneted bats
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''Mops'' (bat), greater mastiff bats, a genus of bats in the family Molossidae
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Promops'', dome-palate mastiff bats
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''Chaerephon'' (bat), lesser mastiff bats
and sometimes more loosely to the rest of the family.
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