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Subfamily of bats
extant bat species feed solely on blood: the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus), the hairy-legged vampire bat (Diphylla ecaudata), and the white-winged
Vampire_bat
Species of bat native to the Americas
The common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) is a small, leaf-nosed bat native to the Americas. It is one of three extant species of vampire bats, the other
Common_vampire_bat
1933 film by Frank R. Strayer
The Vampire Bat is a 1933 American Pre-Code horror film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Melvyn Douglas, and Dwight
The_Vampire_Bat
Species of mammals belonging to the New World leaf-nosed bat family
The white-winged vampire bat (Diaemus youngi), a species of vampire bat, is the only member of the genus Diaemus. They are found from Mexico to northern
White-winged_vampire_bat
Species of bat
The spectral bat (Vampyrum spectrum), also called the great false vampire bat, great spectral bat, American false vampire bat or Linnaeus's false vampire
Spectral_bat
Species of mammals belonging to the New World leaf-nosed bat family
The hairy-legged vampire bat (Diphylla ecaudata) is one of three extant species of vampire bats. It mainly feeds on the blood of wild birds, but can also
Hairy-legged_vampire_bat
Extinct species of bat
Desmodus stocki, or Stock's vampire bat, is an extinct species of vampire bat native to Pleistocene North America, inhabiting states including Arizona
Stock's_vampire_bat
Extinct species of bat
draculae is an extinct species of vampire bat that inhabited Central and South America during the Pleistocene, and possibly the early Holocene. It was 30% larger
Desmodus_draculae
Order of flying mammals
other bats, including the spectral bat (Vampyrum spectrum) and the ghost bat (Macroderma gigas). The three species of vampire bat strictly feed on animal
Bat
Species of bat
The greater false vampire bat (Megaderma lyra) is a species of bat in the family Megadermatidae, the false vampire bats. It is native to Asia. It is also
Greater_false_vampire_bat
Deadly zoonotic disease
including the common vampire bat, the rare white-winged vampire bat, as well as two abundant species of fruit bats: Seba's short-tailed bat and the Jamaican
Rabies_in_animals
of vampire bats: Desmodus rotundus (common vampire bat), Diphylla ecaudata (hairy-legged vampire bat), and Diaemus youngi (white-winged vampire bat). Most
Infrared sensing in vampire bats
Infrared_sensing_in_vampire_bats
Family of bats
vampire bat, D. rotundus Stock's vampire bat, D. stocki †, Genus Diaemus White-winged vampire bat, D. youngi Genus Diphylla Hairy-legged vampire bat,
Leaf-nosed_bat
Species of bat
The lesser false vampire bat (Megaderma spasma) is a bat found in South Asia and Southeast Asia from Sri Lanka and India in the west to Indonesia and
Lesser_false_vampire_bat
Mythical creature
impossible that the folkloric vampire represents a distorted presentation or memory of the vampire bat. The bats were named after the folkloric vampire rather
Vampire
Species of mammals belonging to the New World leaf-nosed bat family
The big-eared woolly bat or (Peters's) woolly false vampire bat (Chrotopterus auritus) is a species of bat, belonging to the family Phyllostomidae. The
Big-eared_woolly_bat
Species of bat that constructs tents
The Honduran white bat (Ectophylla alba), also called the Caribbean white tent-making bat, is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomatidae. It is the
Honduran_white_bat
American actor (1899–1943)
Cook (the "gunsel") in the first film version of Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon. He had a featured role in the horror film The Vampire Bat (1933)
Dwight_Frye
find prey. The common vampire bat has an average aspect ratio and very short, slightly rounded wingtips. The hairy-legged vampire bat has the lowest aspect
Bat_flight
Family of bats
have the same dental formulae. The lesser false vampire bat and greater false vampire bat have a dental formula of 0.1.2.32.1.2.3 × 2 = 28, while the ghost
Megadermatidae
Various methods robots use to transport themselves
jumping and gliding robot after the Desmodus Rotundus (vampire bat) The design of the robot called Multi-Mo Bat involved the establishment of four primary
Robot_locomotion
Species of bat
The yellow-winged bat (Lavia frons) is one of five species of false vampire bat (family Megadermatidae) from Africa and is the only known species of its
Yellow-winged_bat
Genus of bats
vampire bat, extinct, Desmodus rotundus – common vampire bat, extant, †Desmodus rotundus puntajudensis (Desmodus puntajudensis) - Cuban vampire bat,
Desmodus
Species of bat
The great stripe-faced bat or stripe-faced vampire bat (Vampyrodes caraccioli) is a bat species found from southern Mexico to Bolivia and northwestern
Great_stripe-faced_bat
The following is an episode list for the Disney Channel Original Series, Brandy & Mr. Whiskers. Note: All episodes in this season were directed by Timothy
List of Brandy & Mr. Whiskers episodes
List_of_Brandy_&_Mr._Whiskers_episodes
Physiological capacity
in the capture and culture of fishes', The WorldFish Center, ISBN 978-971-02-0003-0. "The illustrated story of the Vampire bat". Archived from the original
Sense
American actor (1901–1981)
horror classic The Old Dark House in 1932.[citation needed] Douglas appeared as the hero in the 1932 horror film The Vampire Bat and the sophisticated
Melvyn_Douglas
Species of bat
spasma (lesser false vampire bat) as the closest in resemblance. A revision of bat genera by Gerrit Smith Miller Jr. reassigned the species to a new genus
Ghost_bat
English and American actor (1885–1946)
S. horror films in the 1930s, including leading roles in Doctor X (1932), The Vampire Bat, Murders in the Zoo and Mystery of the Wax Museum (all 1933)
Lionel_Atwill
English indie rock band
Nothing" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 39 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. "Vampire Bat" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles
Glass_Animals
Glycoprotein found in the saliva of vampire bats
Count Dracula) is a glycoprotein found in the saliva of vampire bats, Desmodus rotundus. It is a member of the lactotransferrin protein family. It is a
Draculin
Species of virus
Pawan, J. L. (1936). "Rabies in the vampire bat of Trinidad, with special reference to the clinical course and the latency of infection". Ann Trop Med
Rabies_virus
2024 video game
Vampire Therapist is a 2024 narrative adventure game and visual novel developed and published by Little Bat Games. It was released on July 18, 2024, for
Vampire_Therapist
Legendary creature of southern Chile
or a shapeshifter taking on the form of animals. The lore may have derived from encounters with the common vampire bat. The name Piuchén (Piuchénes) derives
Piuchén
Sensation and perception of temperature
pits, the snake can also estimate the distance of the object. The Common vampire bat has specialized infrared sensors in its nose-leaf. Vampire bats are
Thermoception
Trinidadian bacteriologist
poliomyelitis. The outbreak continued until 1937, by which time 89 human fatalities were recorded. Pawan found the first infected vampire bat in March 1932
Joseph_Lennox_Pawan
Anti-UAV weapons system
with 12 missiles. VAMPIRE CASKET (Containerized Anti-drone System with Kinetic Effects Turret): Containerized version. VAMPIRE BAT (Base Anti-drone Turret):
VAMPIRE_(weapon)
Medication
the saliva of the vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) was known to lead to interference with the haemostatic mechanism of the host animal. In 1991, the DNA
Desmoteplase
Legendary creature in folklore of the Americas
originated from the vampire bat, an animal endemic to the region. In the Philippines, another legendary creature called the sigbin shares many of the features
Chupacabra
DC Comics character
injected with vampire bat DNA, transforming him into a Man-Bat before Bruce Wayne cures him. Kirk Langstrom / the Man-Bat appears in The Batman, voiced
Man-Bat
Species of bat
The Jamaican fruit bat (Artibeus jamaicensis) is a frugivorous bat species native to the Neotropics. The Jamaican fruit bat is a medium-sized bat, having
Jamaican_fruit_bat
Group of viruses associated with bats
free-tailed bat. Novel anelloviruses have also been detected in two leaf-nosed bat species: the common vampire bat and Seba's short-tailed bat. The bat anelloviruses
Bat_virome
2010 soundtrack album by various artists
Placebo, Bat for Lashes, Mads Langer, Plumb, the Smashing Pumpkins, amongst several others. A critic based at The Line of Best Fit wrote "The Vampire Diaries
The Vampire Diaries (soundtrack)
The_Vampire_Diaries_(soundtrack)
Topics referred to by the same term
(The) vampire(s) or vampyre may also refer to: Vampire literature, genre Vampire lifestyle, a modern alternative lifestyle Vampire (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Vampire_(disambiguation)
Venom-producing mammals
common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) and two other rare species, the hairy-legged vampire bat (Diphylla ecaudata) and the white-winged vampire bat (Diaemus
Venomous_mammal
Taigokumaru, a bat-like from Inuyasha Yasu, a bat from Don Dracula The Friends Brown Long-Eared Bat, Common Vampire Bat, Daito Fruit Bat, Egyptian Rousette
List_of_fictional_bats
American actor (1891–1944)
the Law (1932) White Zombie (1932) The Three Musketeers (1933) The Mystery Squadron (1933) The Vampire Bat (1933) The Fighting Parson (1933) Found Alive
Robert_Frazer
2019 studio album by Bat for Lashes
Retrieved 20 April 2020. Danton, Eric (4 September 2019). "Bat for Lashes Mines '80s Pop, Vampires on Lost Girls". Paste. Retrieved 20 April 2020. Hewitt
Lost_Girls_(album)
English poet and children's writer (1930–1998)
which Hughes won the Guardian Prize 1986 Ffangs the Vampire Bat and the Kiss of Truth (illustrated by Chris Riddell) 1987 The Cat and the Cuckoo (illustrated
Ted_Hughes
Common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus LC Genus: Diaemus White-winged vampire bat, Diaemus youngi LC Genus: Diphylla Hairy-legged vampire bat, Diphylla ecaudata
List_of_mammals_of_Mexico
Country in the Caribbean
species of bat, including the vampire bat and fringe-lipped bat. The larger reptiles present include 5 species of marine turtles known to nest on the islands'
Trinidad_and_Tobago
Common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus LR/lc Genus: Diaemus White-winged vampire bat, Diaemus youngi LR/lc Genus: Diphylla Hairy-legged vampire bat, Diphylla
List_of_mammals_of_Guatemala
Canyon in Los Angeles, California, United States
Zombie (1932) Sagebrush Trail (1933) The Three Musketeers (1933) The Vampire Bat (1933) Mystery Mountain (1934) The Phantom Empire (1935) Flash Gordon (1936)
Bronson_Canyon
American film writer, producer and editor
outside the genre, such as when he was signed by Universal in 1929 to work on Broadway (1929). In the talkies period, Lowe would work on The Vampire Bat (1933)
Edward_T._Lowe_Jr.
1988 US black comedy film by Robert Bierman
Jennifer Beals, and Elizabeth Ashley, the film tells the story of a literary agent who falls in love with a vampire. The film later developed a cult following
Vampire's_Kiss
Common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus LR/lc Genus: Diaemus White-winged vampire bat, Diaemus youngi LR/lc Genus: Diphylla Hairy-legged vampire bat, Diphylla
List_of_mammals_of_Costa_Rica
Species of Old World false vampire bat
The heart-nosed bat (Cardioderma cor) is a species of bat in the family Megadermatidae. It is the only species within the genus Cardioderma. It is found
Heart-nosed_bat
bat, Vampyressa pusilla DD Subfamily: Desmodontinae Genus: Desmodus Common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus LC Genus: Diaemus White-winged vampire bat,
List_of_mammals_of_Argentina
American actress (1907–2004)
Mason: "The Case of the Prodigal Parent" (1958); "The Case of the Watery Witness" (1959), as murder victim Lorna Thomas; and "The Case of the Fatal Fetish"
Fay_Wray
French actress and dancer
ballerina Marfa Koutiloff, dancing dressed as a vampire bat, in an episode of the film serial Les Vampires (1915), directed by Louis Feuillade. Konstantinos
Stacia_Napierkowska
Johnny have a half-vampire son, Dennis. Dracula is dismayed when Dennis fails to display vampire characteristics such as morphing into a bat and growing fangs
List of Hotel Transylvania characters
List_of_Hotel_Transylvania_characters
2000 film by Hiroyuki Kitakubo
adaptation with the same title was released in 2009. The story is set in 1966. Its main protagonist is a girl named Saya, who hunts bat-like vampiric creatures
Blood:_The_Last_Vampire
2011 TV series or program
with the participation of TF1 and ZDF, and adapted from the novels of Michel Amelin, illustrated by Ruth Christelle (a.k.a. Colonel Mustard). The airing
Sherlock_Yack
Species of bat
Mexico, which it shares with the common vampire bat and Parnell's mustached bat. The greater long-nosed bat consumes nectar from multiple plants, including
Greater_long-nosed_bat
Species of bat
The tent-making bat (Uroderma bilobatum) is an American leaf-nosed bat (Phyllostomidae) found in lowland forests of Central and South America. This medium-sized
Tent-making_bat
Subfamily of bats
Cadena's tailless bat, Anoura cadenai Tailed tailless bat, Anoura caudifera Handley's tailless bat, Anoura cultrata Tube-lipped nectar bat, Anoura fistulata
Glossophaginae
Deadly viral disease, transmitted through animals
one or more bites from vampire bats (commonly infected with rabies), found that out of 73 individuals reporting previous bat bites, seven people had
Rabies
This is a list of vampire films. Vampire films List of vampire television series Vampire literature List of fictional vampires Bloodsucking Cinema, a documentary
List_of_vampire_films
fruit bat, A. jamaicensis LC Genus: Phyllops Cuban fig-eating bat, P. falcatus LC Subfamily: Desmodontinae Genus: Desmodus Common vampire bat, D. rotundus
List_of_mammals_of_Cuba
Species of bat
The tree bat (Ardops nichollsi) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae and the only species in the genus Ardops. It is found in the Lesser Antilles
Tree_bat
Species of bat
The red fruit bat or red fig-eating bat (Stenoderma rufum) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae, in the monotypic genus Stenoderma. It is
Red_fruit_bat
Species of bat
The golden bat (Mimon bennettii) is a bat species found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela. Solari, S. (2019). "Mimon
Golden_bat
Species of bat
The wrinkle-faced bat (Centurio senex) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae and the only identified member of the genus Centurio. This bat
Wrinkle-faced_bat
2022 American gothic horror television series
with the Vampire, or simply Interview with the Vampire, is an American gothic horror television series created by Rolin Jones for AMC, based on The Vampire
Interview with the Vampire (TV series)
Interview_with_the_Vampire_(TV_series)
Form of behaviour between organisms
PMID 15058395. Wilkinson, G. (1984). "Reciprocal Food Sharing in the Vampire Bat". Nature. 308 (5955): 181–184. Bibcode:1984Natur.308..181W. doi:10
Reciprocal_altruism
Species of New World bat
The banana bat (Musonycteris harrisoni) is an endangered species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is also commonly known as the trumpet-nosed bat
Banana_bat
Species of bat
The tailed tailless bat (Anoura caudifer) is a species of leaf-nosed bat from South America. The scientific name of this species is variously given as
Tailed_tailless_bat
Extinct genus of rodents
(possibly Devincenzia), the capybara Cardiatherium talicei, the vampire bat Desmodus draculae, and several fishes and turtles. The area may have been a forested
Josephoartigasia
Pearlfish Hood mockingbird Oxpeckers (cleaning symbiosis) Snubnosed eel Vampire bat Vampire finch Cuckoo (brood parasite) Cowbird (brood parasite) Whydah (brood
List_of_parasitic_organisms
Species of bat
Geoffroy's tailless bat (Anoura geoffroyi) is a species of phyllostomid bat from the American tropics. Geoffroy's tailless bat is a medium-sized bat, measuring
Geoffroy's_tailless_bat
Common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus LC Genus: Diaemus White-winged vampire bat, Diaemus youngii LC Genus: Diphylla Hairy-legged vampire bat, Diphylla
List_of_mammals_of_Brazil
Species of bat
to the threats of habitat destruction from cattle ranching, this species is also at risk from vampire bat control. Humans try to exterminate vampire bats
Fernandez's_sword-nosed_bat
Subfamily of bats
Genus: Glyphonycteris Behn's bat, Glyphonycteris behnii Davies's big-eared bat, Glyphonycteris daviesi Tricolored big-eared bat, Glyphonycteris sylvestris
Phyllostominae
American film producer
Via Pony Express (1933) Gun Law (1933) The Vampire Bat (1933) Trouble Busters (1933) What Price Decency (1933) The World Gone Mad (1933) Cheating Blondes
Larry_Darmour
Polish-American actor (1903–1967)
the Flesh (1932) - Rutchkin The Last Mile (1932) - Joe Berg - Cell 1 The Phantom of Crestwood (1932) - The Cat File 113 (1933) - Verduet The Vampire Bat
George_E._Stone
Species of bat from South America
The fraternal fruit-eating bat (Artibeus fraterculus) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae that is found in drier habitats in Ecuador and Peru
Fraternal_fruit-eating_bat
the Lycans (2009) Underworld: Awakening (2012) Underworld: Blood Wars (2017) Unmatta (2019) Upgrade (2018) Us (2019) The Vampire (1957) The Vampire Bat
List of science fiction horror films
List_of_science_fiction_horror_films
(1933) The Sin of Nora Moran (1933) The Vampire Bat (1933) Maniac (1934) The Plow That Broke the Plains (1936)≠ Reefer Madness (1936) As the Earth Turns
List of American independent films
List_of_American_independent_films
stated January 1933 3 January The Bitter Tea of General Yen 10 January The Vampire Bat 12 January Laughter in Hell 13 January The Monkey's Paw 20 January Ecstasy
1933_in_film
Species of bat
The fringe-lipped bat (Trachops cirrhosus) is a leaf-nosed bat from southern Mexico to Bolivia and southern Brazil. It has three subspecies and no known
Fringe-lipped_bat
1968) Desmodus Giant vampire bat, Desmodus draculae (Central and South America, 1650) Monophyllus Puerto Rican long-nosed bat, Monophyllus plethodon
List_of_recently_extinct_bats
Species of bat
The greater spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus hastatus) is a bat species of the family Phyllostomidae from South and Central America. It is one of the larger
Greater_spear-nosed_bat
Annie Turn Back the Clock The Vampire Bat Voltaire The Warrior's Husband West of Singapore When Ladies Meet Whistling in the Dark The White Sister White
List_of_pre-Code_films
Genus of bats
Hsunycteris cadenai Dashe's nectar bat, Hsunycteris dashe Patton's long-tongued bat, Hsunycteris pattoni Thomas's nectar bat, Hsunycteris thomasi Parlos, J
Hsunycteris
American film directed by Paul Landres
name starring Bela Lugosi. In San Francisco, the late Dr. Campbell had begun experimenting with vampire bat blood just before his death. Colleague Paul
The_Vampire_(1957_film)
Ecological niche involving feeding on blood
genetically engineered drug called desmoteplase based on the saliva of Desmodus rotundus (a vampire bat) was shown to improve recovery in stroke patients. Many
Hematophagy
Genus of bats
genus of bat in the family Megadermatidae. It contains two living species: Lesser false vampire bat (Megaderma spasma) Greater false vampire bat (Megaderma
Megaderma
Spur of cartilage in bats
Notopterus. In the hairy-legged vampire bat, the calcar has a unique, finger-like form that extends approximately 3 mm (0.12 in) beyond the edge of the uropatagium
Calcar
1932 film
the first of three films that costarred Lionel Atwill and Fay Wray. They would later star together in The Mystery of the Wax Museum and The Vampire Bat
Doctor_X_(film)
Species of bat
Prajakjitr, A., Karapan, S., Francis, C. M., & Bates, P. J. (2015). A new genus and species of false vampire (Chiroptera: Megadermatidae) from peninsular
Thongaree's_disc-nosed_bat
THE VAMPIRE-BAT
THE VAMPIRE-BAT
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the Middle English word tye, TYE means "pasture."
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from any of various places in northern France named Dampierre, in honor of St. Peter. The first element, Dam- or Don, is an Old French title of respect (from Latin dominus ‘lord’), often prefixed to the names of saints.
Male
Native American
Native American Navajo name TSE means "rock."
Female
English
 Pet form of English Theodora, THEA means "gift of God." Compare with another form of Thea.
Female
German
Pet form of German Kätharina, KÄTHE means "pure."
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend American Hebrew Spanish
Arthur's brother.
Boy/Male
Native American
Rock.
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THU means "autumn."
Girl/Female
Hindu
Gift of God
Female
Greek
 Short form of Greek and Latin Dorothea, THEA means "gift of God." Compare with another form of Thea.
Girl/Female
Greek
Untamed.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : status name from Middle English thewe ‘thrall’, ‘slave’ (Old English þēow).
Male
English
Short form of English Theodore, THEO means "gift of God," and other names beginning with Theo-.
Boy/Male
Greek American German
God given.
Boy/Male
English
From the enclosure.
Girl/Female
Indian
Beautiful Flower; Creative God
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THI means "poem."
Girl/Female
Greek American
Goddess; godly. Also as abbreviation of names like Althea and Dorothea. The mythological Thea was...
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : variant of Tye.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : topographic name for someone who lived by a common pasture, Middle English tye (Old English tēag).North German : from a short form, Tide, of the personal name Dietrich.
THE VAMPIRE-BAT
THE VAMPIRE-BAT
Girl/Female
Arabic
Cute
Boy/Male
Tamil
Who is with light/glance
Girl/Female
Celtic
Victory.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Servant of the Merciful
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Guru's Forehead
Girl/Female
Hindu
Name of star combine with fare and Love
Female
English
Medieval pet form of English Edith, EDA means "rich battle."
Boy/Male
Indian
Courteousness
Girl/Female
Australian, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi
Powerful and Complete; A Name of a Godess
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Joy
THE VAMPIRE-BAT
THE VAMPIRE-BAT
THE VAMPIRE-BAT
THE VAMPIRE-BAT
THE VAMPIRE-BAT
n.
A blood-sucking ghost; a soul of a dead person superstitiously believed to come from the grave and wander about by night sucking the blood of persons asleep, thus causing their death. This superstition is now prevalent in parts of Eastern Europe, and was especially current in Hungary about the year 1730.
v. i.
See Thee.
n.
Either one of two or more species of South American blood-sucking bats belonging to the genera Desmodus and Diphylla. These bats are destitute of molar teeth, but have strong, sharp cutting incisors with which they make punctured wounds from which they suck the blood of horses, cattle, and other animals, as well as man, chiefly during sleep. They have a caecal appendage to the stomach, in which the blood with which they gorge themselves is stored.
v. t.
To desire with eagerness; to seek to attain something high or great; to pant; to long; -- followed by to or after, and rarely by at; as, to aspire to a crown; to aspire after immorality.
adv.
By that; by how much; by so much; on that account; -- used before comparatives; as, the longer we continue in sin, the more difficult it is to reform.
n.
Any one of several species of harmless tropical American bats of the genus Vampyrus, especially V. spectrum. These bats feed upon insects and fruit, but were formerly erroneously supposed to suck the blood of man and animals. Called also false vampire.
v. i.
To act as umpire or arbitrator.
n.
The species of glasswort (Salicornia herbacea); -- called in England marsh samphire.
n.
The unit of electric current; -- defined by the International Electrical Congress in 1893 and by U. S. Statute as, one tenth of the unit of current of the C. G. S. system of electro-magnetic units, or the practical equivalent of the unvarying current which, when passed through a standard solution of nitrate of silver in water, deposits silver at the rate of 0.001118 grams per second. Called also the international ampere.
n. pl.
A division of Cheiroptera, including the bloodsucking bats. See Vampire.
v. t.
To decide as umpire; to arbitrate; to settle, as a dispute.
n.
Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason.
n.
See Umpire.
n.
The actions of a vampire; the practice of bloodsucking.
n.
Fig.: One who lives by preying on others; an extortioner; a bloodsucker.
n.
The dominion of an emperor; the territory or countries under the jurisdiction and dominion of an emperor (rarely of a king), usually of greater extent than a kingdom, always comprising a variety in the nationality of, or the forms of administration in, constituent and subordinate portions; as, the Austrian empire.
v. t.
To perform the duties of umpire in or for; as, to umpire a game.
v. t.
To aspire to; to long for; to try to reach; to mount to.
v. t.
To fortify with a rampire; to form into a rampire.
n.
Alt. of Ampere