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Meaning of "false vampire" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FALSE VAMPIRE

false vampire


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FALSE VAMPIRE

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False vampire is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FALSE VAMPIRE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Spectral bat

The genus Vampyrum contains only one species, the spectral bat. Some alternate names for this species are the false vampire bat, Linnaeus's false vampire bat and the spectral vampire bat. Confusingly, they are not related to the Old World family of large carnivorous bats to be found in the Megadermatidae that are also called false vampires.

Definition of false vampire in the English dictionary

The definition of false vampire in the dictionary is any large insectivorous bat of the family Megadermatidae, of Africa, S and SE Asia, and Australia. They eat insects and small vertebrates but do not feed on blood.

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Synonyms and antonyms of false vampire in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «false vampire» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FALSE VAMPIRE

Find out the translation of false vampire to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of false vampire from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «false vampire» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

假吸血
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

falso vampiro
570 millions of speakers
en

English

false vampire
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

झूठी पिशाच
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مصاص دماء كاذبة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

ложное вампир
278 millions of speakers
pt

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falso vampiro
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

মিথ্যা ভ্যাম্পায়ার
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

faux vampire
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Vampir palsu
190 millions of speakers
de

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falsche Vampir
180 millions of speakers
ja

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偽吸血鬼
130 millions of speakers
ko

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거짓 뱀파이어
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Vampir palsu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ma cà rồng sai
80 millions of speakers
ta

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தவறான காட்டேரி
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

खोट्या व्हॅम्पायर
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Sahte vampir
70 millions of speakers
it

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falso vampiro
65 millions of speakers
pl

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fałszywe wampirem
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

помилкове вампір
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

vampir false
30 millions of speakers
el

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ψευδείς βαμπίρ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

valse vampier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

falsk vampyr
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

falsk vampyr
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FALSE VAMPIRE»

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Vampire Bats
Some of these other bats are grouped into a family called false vampire bats. Most false vampire bats are much larger than true vampire bats None of them live on blood the way true vampire bats do, but all of them are carnivores. Scientists ...
Emily Raabe, 2003
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Walker's Mammals of the World
The Australian member of this family, Macroderma gigas, is the largest of the bats other than some of those in the family Pteropodi- dae and the New World species Vampyrum spectrum; it is known as the "Australian giant false vampire." These ...
Ronald M. Nowak, 1999
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Mammals
... 3594 Megadendromus nikolausi Rodentia - Muridae e Nikolaus's Mouse d Riesenbaummaus 3595 Megaderma Chiroptera - Megadermatidae e False Vampire Bats; False Vampires; Asian False Vampire Bats d Eigentliche Großblattnasen; ...
Murray Wrobel, 2006
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Mammalogy: Adaptation, Diversity, Ecology
There is great diversity in body size, ranging from small species such as the little whiteshouldered bat (Ametrida centurio), with a head and body length of 4 cm, to the largest New World species, Linnaeus' false vampire bat (Vampyrum ...
‎2007
5
A Field Guide to the Mammals of Central America and ...
Map 68. Woolly False Vampire Bat, Chrotopterus auritus Description. Very large. Upperparts dark gray or gray-brown, underparts silvery gray or whitish. Fur long and woolly. Ears very long and rounded. Horseshoe of noseleaf cup-shaped and  ...
Fiona Reid, 2009
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Why Did It Have To Be Snakes: From Science to the ...
In Africa and Asia, there are ''false'' vampire bats that eat birds, frogs, and small mammals. The Megaderma lyra ''false'' vampire bat lives in the area from eastern Pakistan to Sri Lanka, in southeastern China, and in the northern Malay ...
Lois H. Gresh, Robert Weinberg, 2008
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Nocturnal Animals
There are generalized carnivores such as the false vampire bats, which are not the bloodletting vampires, and whose attack is terminal as they eat their whole prey rather than just drink its blood. There are also some highly specialized ...
Clive Roots, 2006
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Dictionary of the English/Creole of Trinidad & Tobago: On ...
(Williams & Williams 1949:143) = funeral palm false vampire bat false vampire bat n Vampyrum spectrum spectrum, a large bat. = giant spear-nosed bat ◊ False Vampire Bat... largest New World [bat] and [roosts] in hollow trees such as silk ...
Lise Winer, 2009
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Bats
Vampire bats help in other ways, too. They are known to adopt and care for orphaned baby bats. Some types of bats are called false vampire bats. One such bat is called the woolly false vampire. These bats do not drink the blood of animals.
Jennifer Overend Prior, Janet A. Hale, 1999
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Do Bats Drink Blood?: Do Bats Drink Blood? Fascinating ...
... 3–4, 10, 63 false nipples, 77 false vampire bats, 63; African false vampire bat ( Cardioderma cor), 31, 38, 72, 77, 79; Asian false vampire bat (Megaderma lyra), 38; Australian giant false vampire bat (Macroderma gigas), hammer-headed fruit  ...
Barbara Schmidt-French, Carol Butler, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FALSE VAMPIRE»

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Take The Bat Man, Dracula, And Tequila. Mix Well.
This time it's the woolly false vampire bat. A big bat that eats other bats and may have a social structure something like a wolf's. It's a natural for ... «WBUR, Jun 15»
2
For Him the Wild Bells Toll
... Kotagarh Wildlife Sanctuary in Kandhamal and Lesser False Vampire bat from Sundargarh, while surveying the sacred groves of the tribals. «The New Indian Express, May 15»
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What To Watch: 'Blacula' and 'Scream, Blacula, Scream'
If its false vampire teeth are sometimes slipshod, the beats of its stake-targeted heart of darkness flash a message that is poignant, tragic and ... «Memphis Commercial Appeal, Mar 15»
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Night out with the bats
Close-up of the Megaderma spasma, also known as the False Vampire ... India has no vampire bats; only False Vampire Bat exists that feed on ... «Mid-Day, Feb 15»
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Alleged 'Vampire trucker' asking Utah judge to throw out evidence
Vafeades, 54, a long-haul driver with a set of false vampire fangs, is charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting two women, including the ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Dec 14»
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With rare fauna, Pulau Ubin deserves nature-reserve status
... Asian Palm Civet, Oriental Small-Clawed Otter, Malayan False Vampire Bat and Wild Boar, which still exist on the tiny 7km stretch of island. «TODAYonline, Nov 14»
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A face only a mother could love! Carnivorous baby ghost bat born at …
Otherwise known as the 'false vampire bat', the Australian native is under threat from the man-made loss of habitats, prompting a bid by ... «Daily Mail, Nov 14»
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'Vampire' truck driver had four other alleged assault victims
FBI agents have identified four more alleged victims of a Utah long-haul truck driver with a set of false vampire fangs who already is charged ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Nov 14»
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Halloween Horrors: The Ghost Bat (aka the False Vampire Bat)
The ghost bat, a.k.a. the false vampire bat (Macroderma gigas), earns its names. Its skin and fur are almost pure white. It knows that necks are ... «Scientific American, Oct 14»
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REVIEW: Charming 'Pigeon' film delivers rare moment in cinema
... a pair of middle aged, novelty item salesmen who want to make people have fun with their product line of false vampire teeth and laugh bags. «CP24 Toronto's Breaking News, Sep 14»
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