noun
any of various tropical American bats of the family Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their blood
• Syn: ↑vampire bat
• Hypernyms: ↑carnivorous bat, ↑microbat
• Hyponyms: ↑Desmodus rotundus, ↑hairy-legged vampire bat, ↑Diphylla ecaudata
• Member Holonyms: ↑Desmodontidae, ↑family Desmodontidae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.