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   vampire

   /ˈvampʌɪə/

   noun

   • 1. (in European folklore) a corpse supposed to leave its grave at night to drink the blood of the living by biting their necks with long pointed canine teeth.
   • ▪ a person who preys ruthlessly on others: "the protectionist vampires in the Congress"
   • 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.
   • 3. (in a theatre) a small spring trapdoor used for sudden disappearances from a stage.

   Word Origin mid 18th century: from French, from Hungarian vampir, perhaps from Turkish uber ‘witch’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. vampiric adjective
   • 2. vampirish adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

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