spectre

1. n. Something preternaturally visible; an apparition; a ghost; a phantom. Source: opted

2. n. The tarsius. Source: opted

3. n. A stick insect. Source: opted

4. n. See Specter. Source: opted

5. n. a ghostly appearing figure Source: wordnet

6. n. a mental representation of some haunting experience Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

8. n:100 n a ghostly appearing figure n a mental representation of some haunting experience Source: ecdict

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