vampire bat

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Synonyms: vampire bats, vampire tap

Antonyms: vampire bats, vampire tap

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Noun

1. Any of the three small [[bat|bats]] of the subfamily {{taxlink|Desmodontinae|subfamily}}, native to [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]], which use their [[teeth]] to cut the skin of [[larger]] animals while they are [[asleep]] and [[surreptitiously]] [[drink]] [[blood]], their [[sole]] source of [[food]].

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