false vampire bat

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

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leaf-nosed bat, leafnose bat - bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose; especially of the families Phyllostomatidae and Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae

big-eared bat, Megaderma lyra - large carnivorous Old World bat with very large ears

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big-eared bat false vampire family Megadermatidae genus Megaderma leaf-nosed bat leafnose bat mammal family Megaderma Megaderma lyra Megadermatidae Microchiroptera suborder Microchiroptera			The false vampire bat, or Megaderma lyra, uses distinctive social calls that sound like songs when recorded and played back at a slower speed, to attract female mates while the sac-winged bat, Saccopteryx bilineata, uses songs to mark out its territory. New book uncovers secret abilities of animals by Asian News International			false relation false return false rib false ribs False roof false rue false rue anemone false saber-toothed tiger false saffron false sago False sandalwood false sarsaparilla false scorpion false smut false Solomon's seal false spikenard false start false step False tack false tamarisk false teeth False token false topaz false truffle false vampire false vampire bat false verdict false vocal cord false vocal fold False window False wing false wintergreen false witness False works false" leop`ard*bane false-card False-faced False-heart false-hearted false-memory syndrome falsehood falsely falseness Falser falsetto falsework Falsicrimen falsie falsies falsifiable falsification			False swearer False swearer false swearing False tack false tamarisk false target False Target Can False teaching False teaching false teeth false teeth false tenon False testimony False testimony False testimony False testimony False token false tongue false tongue false topaz false topaz false transactions false truffle false tumor false tumor false tumor false twins false twist false unicorn root false vampire false vampire bat false vampire bats false vampires False ventricular aneurysm false verdict false vertebra false vertebra false vertebra false vertebrae false vertebrae false vertebrae False vervain false vocal cord false vocal cord false vocal cords false vocal cords false vocal cords false vocal cords false vocal fold False Vocal Fold Width false warm sector false waters false white rainbow False window False window False wing false wintergreen False Wireworms False Wisdom And Knowledge false witness false woodgraining

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