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false vampire
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false vampire
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any large insectivorous bat of the family Megadermatidae, of Africa, S and SE Asia, and Australia. They eat insects and small vertebrates but do not feed on blood
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Noun1.false vampirefalse vampire - any New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to suck blood but in fact feeding on insects
false vampire bat
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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