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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
also
: 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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In his observation, Wilkinson banded 184 vampire bats in Costa Rica.
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Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
If necessary, vampire bats can gorge and consume four times their body weight in liquid.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
Researchers from the University of Toronto captured several vampire bats and taught them to run on a treadmill.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
The common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus, is the most abundant.
—Sebastian Stockmaier, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
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Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
If necessary, vampire bats can gorge and consume four times their body weight in liquid.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
Researchers from the University of Toronto captured several vampire bats and taught them to run on a treadmill.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
The common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus, is the most abundant.
—Sebastian Stockmaier, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Vampire bat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vampire%20bat. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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