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Series of young adult historical horror novels
Vampire Plagues (sometimes also titled Vampire Dusk) is a historical horror young adult series of six novels (London, 1850, Paris, 1850, Mexico, 1850,
Vampire_Plagues
British speculative fiction writer
January/February 2001, p 27; and Lijana Howe, SFX, June 1999. Vampire Plagues / Vampire Dusk series listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Ben_Jeapes
2019 book by Jay Kristoff
hunting a vampire plaguing nearby villages, Gabe discovers he is a bloodmage, meaning his father was of the fifth, presumed extinct, vampire bloodline
Empire_of_the_Vampire
1994 film directed by Neil Jordan
Interview with the Vampire is a 1994 American horror film directed by Neil Jordan and written by Anne Rice, based on her 1976 novel of the same name,
Interview with the Vampire (film)
Interview_with_the_Vampire_(film)
1976 novel by Anne Rice
Interview with the Vampire is a gothic horror and vampire novel by American author Anne Rice, published in 1976. It was her debut novel. Based on a short
Interview_with_the_Vampire
Nosferatu antagonist
and is depicted as a repulsive vampire descended from Belial, who leaves his homeland of Transylvania to spread the plague in the idyllic city of Wisborg
Count_Orlok
Mythical creature
A vampire is a mythical creature with a human-like appearance that subsists by feeding on the vital essence (generally, the blood) of humans. In European
Vampire
(Féval's La Vampire) Adrian Ivashkov (Vampire Academy) Akasha (The Vampire Chronicles) Alec (Twilight series) Alexander Sterling (Vampire Kisses) Akivasha
List_of_vampires
2007 illustrated novel written by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden
Baltimore, or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire is a 2007 illustrated novel written by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden, and illustrated by
Baltimore, or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire
Baltimore,_or,_The_Steadfast_Tin_Soldier_and_the_Vampire
1922 silent film by F. W. Murnau
Expressionist vampire film directed by F. W. Murnau from a screenplay by Henrik Galeen. It stars Max Schreck as Count Orlok, a vampire who preys on the
Nosferatu
2010 novel by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan
and followed by The Night Eternal. The vampire race is descended from seven vampiric "Ancient Ones." A vampire faction led by a renegade Ancient known
The Fall (del Toro and Hogan novel)
The_Fall_(del_Toro_and_Hogan_novel)
Tabletop role playing game
Vampire: The Masquerade is a tabletop role-playing game (tabletop RPG), created by Mark Rein-Hagen and released in 1991 by White Wolf Publishing, as the
Vampire:_The_Masquerade
2010 American horror film
Stake Land is a 2010 American post apocalyptic vampire horror film directed by Jim Mickle and starring Nick Damici, who cowrote the script with Mickle
Stake_Land
Horror comic book series by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden
The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire in 2007. It followed the story of Lord Baltimore's hunt of the vampire Haigus as told by his three friends
Baltimore_(comics)
Horror novel series by Brian Lumley
up in the marshes of Sunside/Starside, making him the source of the vampire plague when his own spores infected the exiled Shaitan who becomes the first
Necroscope
2012 video game
Virus, the "Simian Flu" from Rise of the Planet of the Apes, the vampire themed Shadow Plague, the crystalizing Xenolith, and the customizable Disease X from
Plague_Inc.
Musical
that eternally plagues him (though being an undead vampire he will never be able to experience anything else) (Confessions of a Vampire). At the ball,
Dance of the Vampires (musical)
Dance_of_the_Vampires_(musical)
1854 tuberculosis-related folk ritual
who upon the death of multiple family members concluded they were plagued by vampires, and in 1854 disinterred the dead relatives and burned their bodies
Jewett_City_vampires
upper canine teeth on all vampires are elongated and come to a sharp point. Biologically immortal transgenics, the Vampires of Underworld display most
List_of_Underworld_characters
2009 film by the Spierig brothers
year 2019, a global plague caused by an infected vampire bat has transformed most of the world's human population into immortal vampires. As the population
Daybreakers
Character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel
Whedon and David Greenwalt for the American television programs Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off series Angel. The character is portrayed by actor
Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Angel_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)
1973 British film
released in the United States in 1978, retitled Count Dracula and His Vampire Bride. Secret Service agent Hanson barely escapes from an English country
The_Satanic_Rites_of_Dracula
Spanish television series
written and directed by Eduardo Casanova. It tackles queer female vampires, the Black Plague, and the HIV/AIDS pandemics. It premiered at the 78th Locarno
Silence_(miniseries)
Fictional character from The Vampire Diaries
character from the novel The Vampire Diaries and the American television show by the same name, first appearing in The Vampire Diaries: Dark Reunion: Volume
Klaus_Mikaelson
British children's writer
2011. She is represented by London literary agency Pollinger Ltd. Vampire Plagues series as Sebastian Rook Book 4: Outbreak (Scholastic) 2005, ISBN 9781407117232
Helen_Hart_(author)
Fictional character
infected with plagues and several people die in the process, leading the local authorities to declare a quarantine. Knowing that the vampire is responsible
Thomas_Hutter
1954 novel by Richard Matheson
The plague, whose spread was facilitated by the dust storms, killed most of the human population and turned infected survivors into "vampires". The
I_Am_Legend_(novel)
Lead character of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
the title character of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer franchise. She first appeared in the 1992 film Buffy the Vampire Slayer before going on to appear in
Buffy_Summers
1972 British film
Vampire Circus is a 1972 British horror film directed by Robert Young and starring Adrienne Corri, Thorley Walters and Anthony Higgins. It was written
Vampire_Circus
List of vampire and vampire-like creatures of global folklore
list covers the many types of vampire-like legendary creatures of global folklore or people that were supposedly vampires. Since ancient times, people
List of vampiric creatures in folklore
List_of_vampiric_creatures_in_folklore
games which strongly feature vampires. This includes games where the player character is a vampire, or where a vampire is the primary antagonist, as
List_of_vampire_video_games
1935 film by Tod Browning
Mark of the Vampire is a 1935 American horror film directed by Tod Browning, and starring Lionel Barrymore, Elizabeth Allan, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill
Mark_of_the_Vampire
Episodes of American animated TV series
Harold have vampire-dance-party, Prism-clad guardians take them to a vampire prison where other vampires both human and animal vampires alike are held
List_of_Bunnicula_episodes
Fictional character created by Anne Rice
character from Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles novel series. Born in the mid 1700s, Lestat is an immortal vampire and the antihero of the franchise
Lestat_de_Lioncourt
1897 novel by Bram Stoker
nobleman, Count Dracula. Revealing his true nature as a vampire, Dracula moves to England and plagues the seaside town of Whitby. Harker joins a group led
Dracula
2025 American film
about vampire bodies which Abraham has convenient, but unconvincing, answers for and shows Max a thick notebook containing photos of every vampire he has
Abraham's_Boys_(film)
2018 British fantasy television series
Bad Wolf and Sky Studios, it stars Matthew Goode and Teresa Palmer as a vampire and a witch who must learn about and fend off magical creatures. Edward
A Discovery of Witches (TV series)
A_Discovery_of_Witches_(TV_series)
Series of action horror films
the Plague. It is revealed in the film that Alexander Corvinus is the first of the vampire and lycan lines. He was the only survivor of the plague that
Underworld_(film_series)
Fictional character created by Anne Rice
Rice's The Vampire Chronicles series. He is the protagonist who tells his story in the first novel of the series, Interview with the Vampire. He begins
Louis_de_Pointe_du_Lac
1981 studio album by Scientist
from the album ("Dance of the Vampires", "The Mummy's Shroud", "The Corpse Rises", "Your Teeth In My Neck" and "Plague of Zombies") were featured in the
Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires
Scientist_Rids_the_World_of_the_Evil_Curse_of_the_Vampires
2023 American drama television series
based on Rice's novels, which started in 2022 with Interview with the Vampire. The series premiered on AMC on January 8, 2023. In February 2023, the
Mayfair_Witches
2025 video game
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is a 2025 action role-playing video game developed by The Chinese Room and published by Paradox Interactive and
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2
Vampire:_The_Masquerade_–_Bloodlines_2
Burial actions to prevent vampires from rising
A vampire burial or anti-vampire burial is a burial performed in a way which was believed to prevent the deceased from reviving in the form of a vampire
Vampire_burial
Film by Robert Eggers
that Orlok became a vampire after making a pact with the Devil. Orlok sets sail for Wisburg inside his coffin on a ship with plague-carrying rats. Meanwhile
Nosferatu_(2024_film)
1974 British film by Brian Clemens
is plagued by deaths marked by highly accelerated aging. Kronos and his companion, the hunchback Professor Hieronymus Grost, are professional vampire hunters
Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter
Captain_Kronos_–_Vampire_Hunter
American comedy horror television series
third, fifth and sixth seasons. Traditional vampires Nandor, Laszlo, and Nadja, together with energy vampire Colin Robinson, share a Staten Island residence
What We Do in the Shadows (TV series)
What_We_Do_in_the_Shadows_(TV_series)
the Midwest, in a black 1967 Chevy Impala to hunt demons, werewolves, vampires, ghosts, witches, and other supernatural creatures. Supernatural chronicles
List of Supernatural and The Winchesters characters
List_of_Supernatural_and_The_Winchesters_characters
American speculative fiction writer (born 1987)
murder of her cousin. At the same time, they confront an enclave of vampires plaguing people near Willowbee, a mysterious town in South Texas. It was named
Darcie_Little_Badger
only patient to have this problem. When Karen and Frank learn of vampires plaguing Port Charles, they join in the efforts to destroy Caleb Morley (Michael
List of General Hospital characters introduced in the 1990s
List_of_General_Hospital_characters_introduced_in_the_1990s
Episode of Doctor Who
"The Vampires of Venice" is the sixth episode of the fifth series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was broadcast on 8
The_Vampires_of_Venice
American musician
"WINDS OF PLAGUE Signs With ENTERTAINMENT ONE MUSIC / GOOD FIGHT MUSIC". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. April 21, 2016. "20: Davey Oberlin | All The Damn Vampires, Live
Davey_Oberlin
Japanese manga, light novel, and anime television series
blood-giving vampire that can give life to other vampires and heal the sterility currently plaguing all vampires. In doing so, however, vampires have historically
Chibi_Vampire
Action-adventure video game series
ported to Microsoft Windows. Focusing on the eponymous character of Kain, a vampire antihero, each title features action, exploration and puzzle-solving, with
Legacy_of_Kain
2018 video game
Pembroke. Now a ravenous vampire, Marshal explains to Jonathan that when he fought the previous Disaster that caused the Black Plague (and the Great Fire of
Vampyr_(video_game)
Fictional character
Dracula, who also feeds her with his own blood, dooming her to become a vampire should she die. She remains telepathically connected with Dracula for the
Mina_Harker
American-Canadian fantasy horror television series
allowing vampires to overrun humanity. She is humanity's last hope, as her unique blood composition gives her the ability to turn vampires back into
Van_Helsing_(TV_series)
2013 studio album by Vampire Weekend
Modern Vampires of the City is the third studio album by American indie rock band Vampire Weekend, released on May 14, 2013, by XL Recordings. The group
Modern_Vampires_of_the_City
Retrieved 2025-05-14. Phelps, Andrew M.; Lukosch, Heide (2020-05-06). "Online plagues, protein folding and spotting fake news: what games can teach us during
List of fictional diseases and disorders
List_of_fictional_diseases_and_disorders
Fictional character
stake her, allowing her to become a vampire. Lucy allies with Dracula and attacks the heroes while overseeing a plague engineered by the Count. Holmes manages
Lucy_Westenra
German serial killer (1879–1925)
serial rapist and serial killer, known as the Butcher of Hanover, the Vampire of Hanover and the Wolf Man, who committed the sexual assault, murder,
Fritz_Haarmann
1964 horror film directed by Sidney Salkow and Ubaldo Ragona
world where everyone else has been infected by a plague that has turned them into undead, vampiric creatures that cannot stand sunlight, fear mirrors
The Last Man on Earth (1964 film)
The_Last_Man_on_Earth_(1964_film)
2003 novel by Anne Rice
Blood Canticle is a 2003 vampire novel by American writer Anne Rice, the tenth book in her The Vampire Chronicles series. The novel includes some characters
Blood_Canticle
Character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The character was portrayed by Anthony Head. He serves as Buffy
Rupert_Giles
Series of supernatural horror novels by Anne Rice
the trilogy cross over to Rice's The Vampire Chronicles, a series of gothic horror novels featuring the vampire Lestat de Lioncourt, specifically in Merrick
Lives_of_the_Mayfair_Witches
tuberculosis and other deadly types of plagues in Serbia. Vampires were a way for peasants in the Middle Ages to understand plagues that often killed entire families
Superstition_in_Serbia
Japanese manga series
Kikuchi's Vampire Hunter D, known simply as Vampire Hunter D (バンパイアハンターD, Vanpaiya Hantā D) in Japan, is a manga adaptation of the Vampire Hunter D novel
Hideyuki Kikuchi's Vampire Hunter D
Hideyuki_Kikuchi's_Vampire_Hunter_D
Novel by Richelle Mead
Vampire Academy is the first out of six books in the worldwide bestselling series Vampire Academy by American author Richelle Mead. This book chronicles
Vampire_Academy_(novel)
Painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
The painting appears in Interview with the Vampire, by Anne Rice, as a mural in the entrance to the vampire Armand’s realm which lies below his Paris theatre
The_Triumph_of_Death
2002 novel by Anne Rice
Blackwood Farm is a 2002 vampire novel by American writer Anne Rice, the ninth book in her The Vampire Chronicles series. The novel includes some characters
Blackwood_Farm
Croatian-American actress
including The Nanny (1997), Seinfeld (1997), Felicity (1998–1999), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2002), Friends (2003), Charmed (2003), One on One (2004), American
Ivana_Miličević
American actress (born 1948)
2013 Hansel & Gretel Lilith Grand Piano Interviewer My Stepbrother is a Vampire!?! Tabitha Voice role Bonnie & Clyde: Justified Emma Lucky Charm Ellie
Dee_Wallace
Series of science fiction novels by Jonathan Maberry
Doomsday. The King of Plagues The group that steers the world to their whim: A new King of Plagues has a plan. Assassin's Code Vampires are real and emerging
Joe_Ledger_series
aired as an episode of The CW fantasy-drama The Vampire Diaries in April 2013. It is a spin-off of The Vampire Diaries, sharing similar themes and depictions
List of The Originals characters
List_of_The_Originals_characters
10th episode of the 4th season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
the fourth season of the supernatural drama television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003). It was written and directed by series creator Joss
Hush (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Hush_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)
Films by Hammer Film Productions
Vampire Lovers 135 When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth 136 Scars of Dracula 137 The Horror of Frankenstein 138 1971 Lust for a Vampire To Love a Vampire (US
Hammer_filmography
2025 American television series
Sign of Four (2001) The Royal Scandal (2001) The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire (2002) Ian Hart (as Watson) The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002) The Case
Watson_(TV_series)
Vampire in Slavic and Turkic folklore
is a demonic being from Slavic and Turkic folklore, a prototype of the vampire. It is suggested that the ubır (upiór) belief spread across the Eurasian
Upiór
Film by Andrew Baird
Northwest, is plagued by a vampire. He was a former cop named Fallon, and the residents discover the dark visitor is really a vampire who feeds on blood
Sunrise_(2024_film)
Comic book series
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine is a comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics from 2011 to 2013. It is the sequel to the Season Eight comic
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine
Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_Season_Nine
1992 film by John Landis
Innocent Blood (also known in some regions as A French Vampire in America) is a 1992 American erotic comedy horror thriller film directed by John Landis
Innocent_Blood_(film)
1995 film
(2020) underwater mining platform, an alien parasite, dubbed the "vampire bug," plagues the crew of the platform. Produced by Roger Corman as part of Roger
The_Alien_Within
American actress (born 1972)
an American actress. She is known for her roles as Darla on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel (1997–2004), and as Rita Bennett on Dexter (2006–2010)
Julie_Benz
List with all urban legends currently on Wikipedia
babysitter. The Beast of Bladenboro (colloquially known as the Vampire Beast of Bladenboro or Vampire Cat) were a string of wildlife deaths caused by a reported
List_of_urban_legends
Fictional character from Bram Stoker's Dracula
servant and familiar, helping him in his plan to turn Mina Harker into a vampire in return for a continuous supply of insects to consume and the promise
Renfield
Second novel in the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer
the novel continues the story of Bella Swan and her relationship with vampire Edward Cullen as she enters her senior year of high school. Everything
New_Moon_(novel)
1979 film by Werner Herzog
Dracula is indeed a vampire. That night, Dracula leaves for Wismar, taking coffins filled with the cursed earth that he needs for his vampiric rest. Harker finds
Nosferatu_the_Vampyre
1990s American comic series
of plague. Longsword's squire, seeking treasure, inadvertently frees Orlok who kills the man. He bites Longsword but does not turn him into a vampire –
Nosferatu:_Plague_of_Terror
Subgenre of apocalyptic fiction
Robert Neville waging a war against a human population transformed into vampires. The novel has been adapted into several screenplays, including The Last
Zombie_apocalypse
1964 film by Camillo Mastrocinque
l’incubo, lit. 'The Crypt and the Nightmare', also released as Crypt of the Vampire and Crypt of Horror) is a 1964 gothic horror film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque
Terror_in_the_Crypt
Topics referred to by the same term
Abrahamic religion Bringer of Blood, a 2003 album by Six Feet Under Bringer of Plagues, a 2009 album by Divine Heresy Bringer of War, a 2000 EP by Rebaelliun
Bringer
1972 television horror film by John Llewellyn Moxey
killer believes himself to be a vampire. His managing editor, Tony Vincenzo, refuses to run the story under the vampire angle without proof, arguing it
The_Night_Stalker_(1972_film)
Novel series by Kim Harrison
series also focuses on Rachel's relationships with her partners, a living vampire and a pixy, as well as her personal relationships with males of different
Hollows_(series)
American horror film series
leader and his plot involving a new strain of bubonic plague. The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974) Professor Abraham Van Helsing and his son (Robin
Dracula_(Hammer_film_series)
Character in the Virgin New Adventures series of books
Nobody's Children by Kate Orman, Jonathan Blum and Philip Purser-Hallard The Vampire Curse by Mags L Halliday, Kelly Hale and Philip Purser-Hallard The Dead
Bernice_Summerfield
Rebirth (Part 1) The Rebirth (Part 3) Stephen Keener Alive A mystic with a vampire-like personality; spends most of his time trying to contact the electromagnetic
List of The Transformers characters
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Cemetery in Paris, France
1988 Those Who Hunt the Night. In Anne Rice's 1985 The Vampire Lestat, Armand's coven of vampires resides in the Cimetière des Innocents when Lestat de
Holy_Innocents'_Cemetery
10th episode of the 1st season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
the tenth episode of the first season of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The episode's teleplay was written by David Greenwalt, with a story
Nightmares (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Nightmares_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)
Kirchoff & Steve Winter 1-56076-115-6 The Meetings Sextet 09/1991 Ravenloft Vampire of the Mists Novel Christie Golden 1-56076-155-5 09/1991 Spelljammer Into
List of Dungeons & Dragons fiction
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2004 book series by MaryJanice Davidson
only is she a vampire but she's the queen of the vampires. At the start of the series Betsy is frequently at odds with fellow vampire Eric Sinclair,
Undead_(series)
Japanese light novel series and its adaptations
Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut (Japanese: 月とライカと吸血姫(ノスフェラトゥ), Hepburn: Tsuki to Raika to Nosuferatu; lit. "The Moon, Laika, and the Nosferatu") is a Japanese
Irina:_The_Vampire_Cosmonaut
VAMPIRE PLAGUES
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Boy/Male
Tamil
King of the empire
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from any of various places in northern France named Dampierre, in honor of St. Peter. The first element, Dam- or Don, is an Old French title of respect (from Latin dominus ‘lord’), often prefixed to the names of saints.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Lookeshwari | லூகேஷà¯à®µà®¾à®°à¯€Â
King of the empire
Lookeshwari | லூகேஷà¯à®µà®¾à®°à¯€Â
Girl/Female
Indian
Wealth, Empire, State
Girl/Female
Indian
Beautiful Flower; Creative God
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lukesha | லà¯à®•à¯‡à®·à®¾Â   Â
King of the empire
Lukesha | லà¯à®•à¯‡à®·à®¾Â   Â
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Wealth; Empire; State; Power
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Aspire
Girl/Female
Tamil
Lukeshwari | லà¯à®•à¯‡à®·à¯à®µà®¾à®°à¯€Â
King of the empire
Lukeshwari | லà¯à®•à¯‡à®·à¯à®µà®¾à®°à¯€Â
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
King of the Empire
Boy/Male
Arabic
Country; Kingdom; Empire
Girl/Female
Hindu
King of the empire
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Queen of the Empire
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Empire of the World
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Royal Thorn; Master of Empire
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
King of the Empire
Girl/Female
Muslim
Wealth, Empire, State
Girl/Female
Hindu
King of the empire
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Lord of Empire
Female
Egyptian
, a common Middle Empire name.
VAMPIRE PLAGUES
VAMPIRE PLAGUES
Female
German
German form of French Charlotte, KARLOTTE means "man."
Female
Egyptian
, the queen of Nastosenen.
Boy/Male
French
Strong.
Boy/Male
Greek American English
People's victory.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Girl/Female
Arabic
Faithful
Boy/Male
Sikh
Gurus slave
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu
Phase; Time of Day
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Auspicious
Boy/Male
Tamil
Priest
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n.
The dominion of an emperor; the territory or countries under the jurisdiction and dominion of an emperor (rarely of a king), usually of greater extent than a kingdom, always comprising a variety in the nationality of, or the forms of administration in, constituent and subordinate portions; as, the Austrian empire.
n.
The unit of electric current; -- defined by the International Electrical Congress in 1893 and by U. S. Statute as, one tenth of the unit of current of the C. G. S. system of electro-magnetic units, or the practical equivalent of the unvarying current which, when passed through a standard solution of nitrate of silver in water, deposits silver at the rate of 0.001118 grams per second. Called also the international ampere.
n.
Either one of two or more species of South American blood-sucking bats belonging to the genera Desmodus and Diphylla. These bats are destitute of molar teeth, but have strong, sharp cutting incisors with which they make punctured wounds from which they suck the blood of horses, cattle, and other animals, as well as man, chiefly during sleep. They have a caecal appendage to the stomach, in which the blood with which they gorge themselves is stored.
n.
Alt. of Ampere
n.
A blood-sucking ghost; a soul of a dead person superstitiously believed to come from the grave and wander about by night sucking the blood of persons asleep, thus causing their death. This superstition is now prevalent in parts of Eastern Europe, and was especially current in Hungary about the year 1730.
n.
The actions of a vampire; the practice of bloodsucking.
v. t.
To fortify with a rampire; to form into a rampire.
n.
Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason.
n.
The species of glasswort (Salicornia herbacea); -- called in England marsh samphire.
v. t.
To aspire to; to long for; to try to reach; to mount to.
v. t.
To perform the duties of umpire in or for; as, to umpire a game.
n.
See Umpire.
v. t.
To desire with eagerness; to seek to attain something high or great; to pant; to long; -- followed by to or after, and rarely by at; as, to aspire to a crown; to aspire after immorality.
v. t.
To decide as umpire; to arbitrate; to settle, as a dispute.
n.
A rampart.
v. i.
To act as umpire or arbitrator.
n.
Fig.: One who lives by preying on others; an extortioner; a bloodsucker.
n.
Any one of several species of harmless tropical American bats of the genus Vampyrus, especially V. spectrum. These bats feed upon insects and fruit, but were formerly erroneously supposed to suck the blood of man and animals. Called also false vampire.
n.
Belief in the existence of vampires.