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>
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>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012