Meaning

2 senses

  1. A New World bat, Vampyrum spectrum; spectral bat.

    any New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to suck blood but in fact feeding on insects

  2. Old World bat of the family Megadermatidae.

Forms

plural: false vampire bats

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Vampyrum spectrum:great false vampire batLinnaeus's false vampire bat
Close in meaning
  • any New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to suck blood but in fact feeding on insects:false vampire

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
falseA1falsehoodfalselyfalsifyfalterB2
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