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vampire bat
noun
: any of several bats (Desmodus rotundus, Diaemus youngi, and Diphylla ecaudata of the subfamily Desmodontinae of the family Phyllostomidae) of Mexico and Central and South America that feed on the blood of birds and mammals and especially domestic animals and that are sometimes vectors of disease and especially of rabies
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: any of several other bats (as of the families Megadermatidae and Phyllostomidae) that do not feed on blood but are sometimes reputed to do so
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Researchers from the University of Toronto captured several vampire bats and taught them to run on a treadmill.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
The common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus, is the most abundant.
—Sebastian Stockmaier, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
Then, of course, there are vampire bats, which drink blood (though rarely that of humans).
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
Jared Leto plays the titular doctor who splices vampire bat genes with his own to reverse his blood disorder.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
The common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus, is the most abundant.
—Sebastian Stockmaier, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
Then, of course, there are vampire bats, which drink blood (though rarely that of humans).
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
Jared Leto plays the titular doctor who splices vampire bat genes with his own to reverse his blood disorder.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Vampire bat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vampire%20bat. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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