Thesaurus: spectre

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1. n. Something preternaturally visible; an apparition; a ghost; a phantom.
2. n. The tarsius.
3. n. A stick insect.
4. n. See Specter.
5. n. a ghostly appearing figure
6. n. a mental representation of some haunting experience
7. 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. (Zoöl.) (a) The tarsius. (b) A stick insect. Specter bat (Zoöl.), any phyllostome bat. -- Specter candle (Zoöl.), a belemnite. -- Specter shrimp (Zoöl.), a skeleton shrimp. See under Skeleton. See Specter.
8. n:100 n a ghostly appearing figure n a mental representation of some haunting experience