HyperDic: vampire_bat

English > 1 sense of the expression vampire bat:
NOUNanimalvampire bat, true vampire batany of various tropical American bats of the family Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their blood
English > vampire bat: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAny of various tropical American bats of the family Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their blood.
Synonymtrue vampire bat
Member ofDesmodontidae, family Desmodontidaetrue vampire bats
NarrowerDesmodus rotundusmouse-sized bat of tropical Central America and South America having sharp incisor and canine teeth
hairy-legged vampire bat, Diphylla ecaudataSimilar in size and habits to Desmodus rotundus
Broadercarnivorous bat, microbattypically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects
Spanishvampiro
Catalanvampir

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