Vampire-bat
91vampire — [ vampʌɪə] noun 1》 (in folklore) a corpse supposed to leave its grave at night to drink the blood of the living. ↘a person who ruthlessly exploits others. 2》 a small bat that feeds on blood by piercing the skin with its incisor teeth, found… …
92vampire — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bloodsucker, bat; ghoul; parasite; slang, siren, seducer, vamp, temptress. See evildoer, demon. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A legendary, reanimated, bloodsucking corpse] Syn. Dracula, ghoul, zombie, lamia; …
93List of vampire traits in folklore and fiction — The following tables compare traits given to vampires in folklore and fiction. Over time, some attributes now regarded as integral became incorporated into the vampire s profile: fangs and vulnerability to sunlight appeared over the course of the …
94Origins of vampire beliefs — Many theories for the origins of vampire beliefs have been offered as an explanation for the superstition, and sometimes mass hysteria, caused by vampires. Everything ranging from premature burial to the early ignorance of the body s… …
95Leaf-nosed bat — Taxobox name = Leaf nosed bats image width = 240px image caption = Macrotus waterhousii , Cartwright Cave, Long Island, Bahamas regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Chiroptera familia = Phyllostomidae familia authority =… …
96Big-eared Woolly Bat — Conservation status Least Concern ( …
97Saussure's long-nosed bat — Saussure s long nosed bats Mexican long nosed bat (Leptonycteris nivalis) Scientific classification Kingdom …
98Dark Fruit-eating Bat — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification …
99Chestnut Short-tailed Bat — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification …
100Brazilian Big-eyed Bat — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification …
