"vampiroid" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1989, Brian J. Frost, The Monster with a Thousand Faces",
          "text": "His estimate of the number of vampiroids — people who think they are vampires, or have similar characteristics — is less precise, but he reckons there are between 10,000 and 20,000 resident in North America […]",
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        "A person who emulates what they consider to be a vampire's lifestyle."
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