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vampire bat
noun
- any of several New World tropical bats of the genera Desmodus, Diphylla, and Diaemus, the size of a small mouse, feeding on small amounts of blood obtained from resting mammals and birds by means of a shallow cut made with specialized incisor teeth.
- any of several large South American bats of the genera Phyllostomus and Vampyrus, erroneously believed to feed on blood.
vampire bat
noun
- any bat, esp Desmodus rotundus, of the family Desmodontidae of tropical regions of Central and South America, having sharp incisor and canine teeth and feeding on the blood of birds and mammals Compare false vampire
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vampire bat1
First recorded in 1780–90
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Example Sentences
His skin hung loose on his great body, as though a vampire bat had drained it of its blood.
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A flitting vampire bat is real, or a stinging ray in the depths of a blue lagoon.
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In one case a vampire bat had punctured a mans arm near the elbow while he slept, and that little wound had grown disastrously.
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But there is a big bat, called the Vampire bat, that will do a good deal of mischief, if he can get a chance.
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The Vampire bat is often the cause of much trouble, by biting the horses on their withers.
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