Vampire vs Wraith - What's the difference?
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A mythological undead creature said to feed on the blood of the living.
(colloquial) A person with the medical condition , colloquially known as vampirism, with effects such as photosensitivity, brownish-red stained teeth, and increased night vision.
A blood-sucking bat; vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus )
A ghost or specter, especially seen just after a person's death.
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As nouns the difference between vampire and wraith
is that vampire is a mythological undead creature said to feed on the blood of the living while wraith is a ghost or specter, especially seen just after a person's death.vampire
English
(wikipedia vampire)Alternative forms
* (archaic) vampyreNoun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (mythological creature) nosferatu, lamia, cadaver sanguine * (bat) vampire bat * (blood drinker) hemovore, hematophagousDerived terms
* vampire bat * vampiress * vampiric * vampirismSee also
* werewolf * bloodsucker * hemovore * * (Common vampire bat) * (Desmodus rotundus) * (Desmodus rotundus) * (Desmodus rotundus) *The meaning of the word "vampire"
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* ----wraith
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Noun
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