English noun: true vampire bat | |||
1. | true vampire bat (animal) any of various tropical American bats of the family Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their blood | ||
Synonyms | vampire bat | ||
Broader (hypernym) | carnivorous bat, microbat | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Desmodus rotundus, Diphylla ecaudata, hairy-legged vampire bat | ||
Member meronym | Desmodontidae, family Desmodontidae | ||