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In Greek mythology, Molossus was the son of Neoptolemus and Andromache. He became the ancestor of the Molossians.
The Bat genus Molossus in the Mammal order Chiroptera.
The category of dog breeds called Molossus.

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Digimorph - Molossus molossus (296 words)
	Molossus molossus molossus, the velvety free-tailed bat, ranges from Mexico to Argentina including the Caribbean islands, also occurring in the Florida Keys.
	This whole gravid preserved specimen of Molossus molossus (AMNH 149261) is part of the American Museum of Natural History Mammalogy Collection.
	The specimen was scanned by Matthew Colbert on 20 February 2003 along the coronal axis for a total of 1587 slices, each slice 0.0387 mm thick with an interslice spacing of 0.0387 mm.

Crotalus molossus (521 words)
	The rough and keeled dorsal scales may be in 25-29 scale rows at midbody and the anal plate is undivided.
	molossus are often gray or dusty brown, allowing the rattlesnake to blend in better with its sparsely vegetated and dry desert scrub surroundings.
	molossus give birth to live young in the late summer, generally in July and August, which coincides with the onset of the summer monsoons.

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