noun
any New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to suck blood but in fact feeding on insects
• Syn: ↑false vampire
• Hypernyms: ↑leafnose bat, ↑leaf-nosed bat
• Hyponyms: ↑big-eared bat, ↑Megaderma lyra
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noun : any of various carnivorous bats of the families Megadermatidae and Phyllostomatidae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.