HyperDic: false_vampire

English > 1 sense of the expression false vampire:
NOUNanimalfalse vampire, false vampire batany New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to suck blood but in fact feeding on insects
English > false vampire: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAny New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to suck blood but in fact feeding on insects.
Synonymfalse vampire bat
Narrowerbig-eared bat, Megaderma lyralarge carnivorous Old World bat with very large ears
Broaderleafnose bat, leaf-nosed batbat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose

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