Definition of "vampyrus" [vampyrus]

• The name-giving genus of phyllostomine bats of the group Vampyri (where see cut): inexactly synonymous with Phyllostoma. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The hormonal and behavioral response to group formation, seasonal changes, and restraint stress in the highly social Malayan Flying Fox (Pteropus vampyrus) ..."
• "As night approaches, bats such as the large flying-fox (Pteropus vampyrus) and flying squirrels begin to appear."
• "Large flying fox (Pteropus vampyrus), Indonesia (Photograph by Marty Fujita)"