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Spec"tre} (), n.[F. spectre, fr. L. spectrum an appearance, image, specter, fr. specere to look. See Spy, and cf. Spectrum.] 1. Something preternaturally visible; an apparition; a ghost; a phantom. The ghosts of traitors from the bridge descend, With bold fanatic specters to rejoice. Dryden. 2. (Zol.) (a) The tarsius. (b) A stick insect. Specter bat (Zol.), any phyllostome bat. Specter candle (Zol.), a belemnite. Specter shrimp (Zol.), a skeleton shrimp. See under Skeleton. スポンサード リンク
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