νυχτερίδα — meaning in English
nychterida
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English meaning
Senses
νυχτερίδα is used for these senses in English:
- bat (intransitive) To take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding.
- vampire A blood-sucking bat; vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) [from later 18th c.]
- vampire bat Any of the three small bats of the subfamily Desmodontinae, native to Central and South America, which use their teeth to cut the skin of larger animals while they are asleep and surreptitiously drink blood, their sole source of food.
bat — full definition
- noun A small, flying, mostly nocturnal mammal with wings made of skin stretched between its fingers.
- noun A wooden or metal club used to hit the ball in sports such as baseball and cricket.
- verb To take a turn hitting the ball in games like cricket or baseball.
- verb To strike or swipe at something, often playfully or lightly.
vampire — full definition
- noun A legendary undead creature said to survive by drinking the blood of the living.
- noun A person who drains someone else's time, energy, or resources.