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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

VESPERTILIO

Ves `per *til "i *o, n. Etym: [L., a bat. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A genus of bats including some of the common small insectivorous species of North America and Europe.

 

VESPERTILIONES

Ves `per *til `i *o "nes, n. pl. Etym: [NL. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A tribe of bats including the common insectivorous bats of America and Europe, belonging to Vespertilio and allied genera. They lack a nose membrane.

 

VESPERTILIONINE

VESPERTILIONINE Ves `per *til `i *o "nine, a. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to the Vespertiliones.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

vespertilionid

ves per til i o nid |ˌvespərˈtilēəˌnid ˌvɛspərˈtɪliənɪd | ▶noun Zoology a bat of a large family (Vespertilionidae ) that includes most of the typical insectivorous bats of north temperate regions. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from modern Latin Vespertilionidae (plural ), from Latin vespertilio ‘bat. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

vespertilionid

vespertilionid |ˌvɛspətɪlɪˈɒnɪd | ▶noun Zoology a bat of a large family (Vespertilionidae ) that includes most of the typical insectivorous bats of northern temperate regions. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from modern Latin Vespertilionidae (plural ), from Latin vespertilio ‘bat ’.