Haematophilina

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Haematophilina \H[ae]m`a*to*phi*li"na\
     (-t[-o]*f[i^]*l[imac]"n[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma,
     a"i`matos, blood + filei^n to love.] (Zool.)
     A division of {Chiroptera}, including the bloodsucking bats.
     See {Vampire}.
     [1913 Webster]