false vampire

Noun
  1. Any New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to suck blood but in fact feeding on insects (synset 102147245)
    is a type of: leaf-nosed bat, leafnose bat - bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose; especially of the families Phyllostomatidae and Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae
    subtypes: big-eared bat, megaderma lyra - large carnivorous Old World bat with very large ears
    same as: false vampire bat

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