Vampire bat

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  1. A small flying mammal (bat) of South America which uses its sharp incisor teeth to nick the foot of a large animal (e.g. a cow) while the animal is asleep, allowing it to surreptitiously lap a blood meal. Its saliva contains an anticoagulant to keep the blood flowing during feeding.


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