VESPERTILIAN


Meaning of VESPERTILIAN in English

Pronunciation: ˌ ves-p ə r- ' ti-l ē - ə n, - ' til-y ə n

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin vespertilio bat, from vesper

Date: 1874

: of, relating to, or resembling a bat <flaunts vespertilian wing and cloven hoof ― Robert Graves>

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