[ˈvampʌɪə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- (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 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

- (in a theatre) a small spring trapdoor used for sudden disappearances from a stage


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