‖Hæm′a‐to‐phi‐li″na (–tō̍‐fĭ‐lī″nȧ), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. αἱ̑μα, αἵματοσ, blood +φιλει̑ν to love.] (Zoöl.) A division of Cheiroptera, including the bloodsucking bats. See Vampire.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.