(US, economics) A company that was properly registered with a cognizant State authority and may have an associated bank account, but was not renewed with the State after its first year. These companies are sold with, or without a bank account intact within the first year by the Registered Agent (RA) to third parties while continuing to use the RA address as the business address thereby enabling the third party to operate with anonymity during and beyond the first year.

(Christian theology) The person (hypostasis) of the Trinity or Godhead corresponding to divine essence present in the faithful (particularly, inspired prophets) and considered to proceed either (Eastern Orthodoxy) from God the Father alone or (Roman Catholicism) from Him together with God the Son.

Bats of genus Mormoops, found mainly in South America.

Apteronotus albifrons, a tropical fish of South America, black all over except for two white rings on its tail and a white blaze on its nose, occasionally extending into a stripe down the back.

(often humorous) An exclamation of astonishment; good Lord.

plural of Faddeev-Popov ghost

plural of ghost-faced bat

(idiomatic) Something unpleasant from one's past that "haunts" them (makes them feel uneasy) to the present day.

plural of ghost from one's past

A fictional ghost in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens; it visits Ebenezer Scrooge in order to show his impending fate of death and loneliness in a future Christmas that is ultimately avoided.