False Vampire Bat (Noun)
Meaning
Any New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to suck blood but in fact feeding on insects.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- False vampire bats primarily prey on large flying insects and spiders using echolocation for navigation.
- Although commonly misunderstood as blood feeders, the majority of false vampire bats primarily feed on flying beetles.
- Research revealed the large species of false vampire bats as dominant nocturnal predators within tropical rainforests.
- There's widespread misclassification among bat enthusiasts concerning false vampire bats which truly belong to an entirely separate taxonomic order.
- Nocturnal colonies consisting mainly of female false vampire bats aggressively chased insect swarms emerging over dense woodland near dark pools.