HyperDic: hairy-legged_vampire_bat

English > 1 sense of the expression hairy-legged vampire bat:
NOUNanimalhairy-legged vampire bat, Diphylla ecaudatasimilar in size and habits to Desmodus rotundus
English > hairy-legged vampire bat: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningSimilar in size and habits to Desmodus rotundus; of tropical America including southern California and Texas.
SynonymDiphylla ecaudata
Member ofDiphylla, genus Diphyllavampire bats
Broadervampire bat, true vampire batAny of various tropical American bats of the family Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their blood

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