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    VAMPIRE BAT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Any of various tropical American bats of the family Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their bloodplay

    Synonyms:

    true vampire bat; vampire bat

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    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("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 "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 ("vampire bat" is a member of...):

    Desmodontidae; family Desmodontidae (true vampire bats)

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