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   { Specter, Spectre  } , n. [F. spectre, fr. L. spectrum an appearance, image, specter, fr. specere to look. See Spy, and cf. Spectrum.]
   Something preternaturally visible; an apparition; a ghost; a phantom.
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   The ghosts of traitors from the bridge descend,
   With bold fanatic specters to rejoice.
   Dryden.
   
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   (Zool.) (a) The tarsius. (b) A stick insect.
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   Specter bat (Zool.), any phyllostome bat. -- Specter candle (Zool.), a belemnite. -- Specter shrimp (Zool.), a skeleton shrimp. See under Skeleton.
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