vampiric

vampiric
vampire NOUN 1) (in folklore) a corpse supposed to leave its grave at night to drink the blood of the living. 2) (also vampire bat) a small bat that feeds on blood by piercing the skin with its incisor teeth, found mainly in tropical America.
DERIVATIVES vampiric adjective vampirism noun.
ORIGIN Hungarian vampir, perhaps from Turkish uber 'witch' .

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