NOUN | animal | false vampire bat, false vampire | any New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to suck blood but in fact feeding on insects |
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Meaning | Any New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to suck blood but in fact feeding on insects. | |
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Synonym | false vampire | |
Narrower | big-eared bat, Megaderma lyra | large carnivorous Old World bat with very large ears |
Broader | leafnose bat, leaf-nosed bat | bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose |
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