Definition of: vampire

(vam′pīr) noun
1. A living corpse that rises from its grave at night to feed upon the living, usually by sucking the blood: a widespread folk belief originating in primitive cannibalism but developed primarily in Slavic folklore. It is not a demon or a ghost, but the physical body of one who has died; it cannot be exorcised, but must be disinterred and either burned or fastened in the grave with a stake through its heart. Belief in vampires still exists in Slavic Europe, Hungary, Greece, and Iceland. Bram Stoker's Dracula is a famous treatment of the subject.
2. A man or woman who preys upon persons of the opposite sex; especially, a woman who brings her lover to a state of poverty or degradation.
3. A large bat (genera Desmodus and Diphylla) of South or Central America, which drinks the blood of horses, cattle, and, sometimes, men: more fully true vampire.
4. An insectivorous or frugivorous bat (genera Phyllostomus and Vampyrum) formerly supposed to suck blood: a false vampire. [<F <G vampir <Slavic]
—vam·pir′ic (-pir′ik), vam·pir′ish (-pīr′ish) adjective
ALBINO VAMPIRE
(Bats vary from 2 to 28 inches in body length)