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vespertilian

vespertilian adjective: of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bats.

Adjective

vespertilian (not comparable)

  1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bats.

Origin of vespertilian

From Latin vespertīliō (“bat”) + -ian.

Questions about vespertilian

What does vespertilian mean?
Vespertilian means of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bats.
What part of speech is vespertilian?
Vespertilian is an adjective.

Words near vespertilian in the dictionary

  1. vesperian
  2. vesperies
  3. vespering
  4. vespers
  5. vespertide
  6. vespertilian
  7. vespertilionid
  8. vespertilionids
  9. vespertilionine
  10. vespertilionines
  11. vespertilionize

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