{ Specter, Spectre } (?), 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.
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The ghosts of traitors from the bridge descend,
With bold fanatic specters to rejoice. Dryden.
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2. (Zoöl.) (a) The tarsius. (b) A stick insect.
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Specter bat (Zoöl.), any phyllostome bat. -- Specter candle (Zoöl.), a belemnite. -- Specter shrimp (Zoöl.), a skeleton shrimp. See under Skeleton.
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