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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A blood-sucking bat; vampire bat (''Desmodus rotundus'') from later 18th c.
  • A mythological undead creature said to feed on human blood. from earlier 18th c.
  • colloquial A person with the medical condition Systemic lupus erythematosus, colloquially known as vampirism, with effects such as photosensitivity, brownish-red stained teeth, and increased night vision.

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