- vespertilian
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adjective
Etymology: Latin vespertilio bat, from vesper
Date: 1874
of, relating to, or resembling a bat <flaunts vespertilian wing and cloven hoof — Robert Graves>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
vespertilian
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vespertilian — |vespə(r)|tilēən, lyən adjective Etymology: Latin vespertilio bat + English an : of, relating or suitable to, or resembling a bat vespertilian habits vespertilian anatomy … Useful english dictionary
vespertilian — ves·per·til·ian … English syllables
vespertilian bat — noun a variety of carnivorous bat • Syn: ↑vespertilionid • Hypernyms: ↑carnivorous bat, ↑microbat • Hyponyms: ↑frosted bat, ↑Vespertilio murinus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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Antrozous pallidus — noun drab yellowish big eared bat that lives in caves • Syn: ↑pallid bat, ↑cave bat • Hypernyms: ↑vespertilian bat, ↑vespertilionid • Member Holonyms: ↑Antrozous, ↑genus Antrozous … Useful english dictionary
big brown bat — noun rather large North American brown bat; widely distributed • Syn: ↑Eptesicus fuscus • Hypernyms: ↑vespertilian bat, ↑vespertilionid • Member Holonyms: ↑Eptesicus, ↑genus Eptesicus * * * … Useful english dictionary
carnivorous bat — noun typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution • Syn: ↑microbat • Hypernyms: ↑bat, ↑chiropteran • Hyponyms: ↑mouse eared bat, ↑leafnose bat, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cave bat — noun drab yellowish big eared bat that lives in caves • Syn: ↑pallid bat, ↑Antrozous pallidus • Hypernyms: ↑vespertilian bat, ↑vespertilionid • Member Holonyms: ↑Antrozous, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cave myotis — noun small bat of southwest United States that lives in caves etc. • Syn: ↑Myotis velifer • Hypernyms: ↑vespertilian bat, ↑vespertilionid • Member Holonyms: ↑Myotis, ↑genus Myotis … Useful english dictionary
eastern pipistrel — noun one of the smallest bats of eastern North America • Syn: ↑Pipistrellus subflavus • Hypernyms: ↑vespertilian bat, ↑vespertilionid • Member Holonyms: ↑Pipistrellus, ↑genus Pipistrellus … Useful english dictionary
