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Pronunciation : Spec"ter, Spec"tre
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. spectre, fr. L. spectrum an appearance, image, specter, fr. specere to look. See Spy, and cf. Spectrum.]
Definition : 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. (Zo?l.) (a) The tarsius. (b) A stick insect. Specter bat (Zo?l.), any phyllostome bat. -- Specter candle (Zo?l.), a belemnite. -- Specter shrimp (Zo?l.), a skeleton shrimp. See under Skeleton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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