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Vampire bat

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1 English

1.1 Noun

1.1.1 Synonym

1.1.1.1 See Also

English

Noun

A small flying mammal (bat) of South America which uses its sharp incisor teeth to nick the foot of a large animal (e.g. a cow) while the animal is asleep, allowing it to surreptitiously lap a blood meal. Its saliva contains an anticoagulant to keep the blood flowing during feeding.

Synonym

vampire

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The noun "vampire bat" has one sense:

vampire bat

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