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vespertilionine

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ves⋅per⋅til⋅i⋅o⋅nine

  [ves-per-til-ee-uh-nahyn, -nin]
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–adjective
of or pertaining to the bats of the subfamily Vespertilioninae, common in temperate regions and including most familiar species.
Origin:
1870–75; < NL Vespertilionae, equiv. to Vespertilion-, s. of Vespertilio a genus (L vespertiliō bat, deriv. of vesper evening; see vesper ) + -inae -inae

Related forms:
ves⋅per⋅til⋅i⋅o⋅nid  [ves-per-til-ee-uh-nid] , noun, adjective
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