SpellRight

SpellRight › Spelling

Rare

vampire bat

The correct spelling is vampire bat.

How to pronounce vampire bat

noun

Say it like: Vam-pir-e b-at

The correct spelling is vampire bat. Any of the three small bats of the subfamily Desmodontinae, native to South America, which use their teeth to nick larger animals while they are asleep, allowing it to surreptit…

Usage Examples

No usage examples in context are available for this word.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.Any of the three small bats of the subfamily Desmodontinae, native to South America, which use their teeth to nick larger animals while they are asleep, allowing it to surreptitiously lap a blood meal.

Similar words

Words related in meaning — check their spelling too.

View synonyms & usage examples