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vespertilionid

(ves′pər til′ē ə nid′)

noun

any of a large family (Vespertilionidae) of long-tailed bats that are widely distributed, esp. in temperate regions, including most of the small, insect-eating species

Origin: < ModL Vespertilionidae < L vespertilio (gen. vespertilionis), a bat (< vesper, evening: see vesper) + -id

See vespertilionid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of various widely distributed insect-eating bats of the family Vespertilionidae, characterized by a long tail.

adjective

Of or belonging to the family Vespertilionidae.

Origin:

Origin: From New Latin Vespertiliōnidae, family name

Origin: , from Vespertiliō, Vespertiliōn-, type genus

Origin: , from Latin vespertiliō, bat

Origin: , from vesper, evening; see wes-pero- in Indo-European roots

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