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TRUE VAMPIRE BAT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does true vampire bat mean?
• TRUE VAMPIRE BAT (noun)
The noun TRUE VAMPIRE BAT has 1 sense:
1. any of various tropical American bats of the family Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their blood
Familiarity information: TRUE VAMPIRE BAT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of various tropical American bats of the family Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their blood
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
true vampire bat; vampire bat
Hypernyms ("true vampire bat" is a kind of...):
carnivorous bat; microbat (typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "true vampire bat"):
Desmodus rotundus (mouse-sized bat of tropical Central America and South America having sharp incisor and canine teeth; feeds on the blood of birds and mammals)
Diphylla ecaudata; hairy-legged vampire bat (similar in size and habits to Desmodus rotundus; of tropical America including southern California and Texas)
Holonyms ("true vampire bat" is a member of...):
Desmodontidae; family Desmodontidae (true vampire bats)
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