vampire bat

English

Noun

vampire bat (plural vampire bats)

Any of the three small bats of the subfamily Desmodontinae native to South America, which use their teeth to nick larger animals while they are asleep, allowing it to surreptitiously lap a blood meal.

Synonyms

vampire

Hyponyms

common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus
white-winged vampire bat, Diaemus youngi
hairy-legged vampire bat, Diphylla ecaudata

Derived terms

Translations

bat of the subfamily Desmodontinae

Czech: upír m
Estonian: vereimeja
Finnish: vampyyri (fi), vampyyrilepakko
French: chauve-souris vampire (fr) f
German: Vampirfledermaus m
Greek: νυχτερίδα (el) (nychterída)

Irish: vaimpír f
Malay: kelawar langsuir m
Portuguese: morcego-vampiro m
Romanian: liliac vampir m, vampir (ro) m
Russian: вампи́р (ru) m (vampír)

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