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HAIRY-LEGGED VAMPIRE BAT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Similar in size and habits to Desmodus rotundus; of tropical America including southern California and Texas
Synonyms:
Diphylla ecaudata; hairy-legged vampire bat
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hairy-legged vampire bat" is a kind of...):
true vampire bat; vampire bat (any of various tropical American bats of the family Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their blood)
Holonyms ("hairy-legged vampire bat" is a member of...):
Diphylla; genus Diphylla (vampire bats)