Word: Vampire
How to pronounce: ˈvæmpaɪə
Noun
Definitions:
1. A corpse supposed, in European folklore, to leave its grave at night to drink the blood of the living by biting their necks with long pointed canine teeth.
Example sentences: "What must he do to save his neck from the vampires who are after his blood?"
2. A small bat that feeds on the blood of mammals or birds using its two sharp incisor teeth and anticoagulant saliva, found mainly in tropical America.
Example sentences: "It is quite common for a vampire bat to fail to feed on a given night."
Synonyms:
ghoul
vampire bat
bloodsucker
Derivations:
vampirism
vamp
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Vampire in Other Languages...
Spanish: Vampiro
German: Vampir
French: Vampire
Italian: Vampiro
Turkish: Vampir
