true vampire bat

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1.true vampire bat - any of various tropical American bats of the family Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their bloodvampire batcarnivorous bat, microbat - typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distributionDesmodontidae, family Desmodontidae - true vampire batsDesmodus rotundus - mouse-sized bat of tropical Central America and South America having sharp incisor and canine teeth; feeds on the blood of birds and mammalsDiphylla ecaudata, hairy-legged vampire bat - similar in size and habits to Desmodus rotundus; of tropical America including southern California and Texas