false vampire

1. 1.

   any New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to suck blood but in fact feeding on insects

   Synonymsfalse vampire bat

   Broaderleafnose bat

   Narrowerbig-eared bat

Questions about false vampire

What does false vampire mean?

false vampire means "any New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to suck blood but in fact feeding on insects".

What is another word for false vampire?

Close synonyms include false vampire bat. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.