bloodsucker

  • 51vampire — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bloodsucker, bat; ghoul; parasite; slang, siren, seducer, vamp, temptress. See evildoer, demon. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A legendary, reanimated, bloodsucking corpse] Syn. Dracula, ghoul, zombie, lamia; …

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  • 52vulture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. predator, scavenger; condor, buzzard, griffon; extortionist, bloodsucker, vampire, parasite, jackal, harpy. See evildoer, animal. II (Roget s IV) n. Types of vultures include: black vulture, condor,… …

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  • 53Evil doer — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Maleficent being. < N PARAG:Evil doer >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 evil doer evil doer evil worker Sgm: N 1 wrongdoer wrongdoer &c. 949 Sgm: N 1 mischief maker mischief maker marplot Sgm: N 1 oppressor oppressor …

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  • 54false vampire — Vampire Vam pire, n. [F. vampire (cf. It. vampiro, G. & D. vampir), fr. Servian vampir.] [Written also {vampyre}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A blood sucking ghost; a soul of a dead person superstitiously believed to come from the grave and wander about… …

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  • 55hirudinean — n. Any of a number of carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end. Syn: leech, bloodsucker. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 56Sanguisuge — San gui*suge, n. [L. sanguisuga; sanguis blood + sugere to suck.] (Zo[ o]l.) A bloodsucker, or leech. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 57Vampire — Vam pire, n. [F. vampire (cf. It. vampiro, G. & D. vampir), fr. Servian vampir.] [Written also {vampyre}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A blood sucking ghost; a soul of a dead person superstitiously believed to come from the grave and wander about by night… …

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  • 58Vampire bat — Vampire Vam pire, n. [F. vampire (cf. It. vampiro, G. & D. vampir), fr. Servian vampir.] [Written also {vampyre}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A blood sucking ghost; a soul of a dead person superstitiously believed to come from the grave and wander about… …

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  • 59vampyre — Vampire Vam pire, n. [F. vampire (cf. It. vampiro, G. & D. vampir), fr. Servian vampir.] [Written also {vampyre}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A blood sucking ghost; a soul of a dead person superstitiously believed to come from the grave and wander about… …

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  • 60Vampyrus spectrum — Vampire Vam pire, n. [F. vampire (cf. It. vampiro, G. & D. vampir), fr. Servian vampir.] [Written also {vampyre}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A blood sucking ghost; a soul of a dead person superstitiously believed to come from the grave and wander about… …

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