vespertilian — |vespə(r)|tilēən, lyən adjective Etymology: Latin vespertilio bat + English an : of, relating or suitable to, or resembling a bat vespertilian habits vespertilian anatomy … Useful english dictionary
vespertilian — adjective Etymology: Latin vespertilio bat, from vesper Date: 1874 of, relating to, or resembling a bat < flaunts vespertilian wing and cloven hoof Robert Graves > … New Collegiate Dictionary
carnivorous bat — noun typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution • Syn: ↑microbat • Hypernyms: ↑bat, ↑chiropteran • Hyponyms: ↑mouse eared bat, ↑leafnose bat, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pallid bat — noun drab yellowish big eared bat that lives in caves • Syn: ↑cave bat, ↑Antrozous pallidus • Hypernyms: ↑vespertilian bat, ↑vespertilionid • Member Holonyms: ↑Antrozous, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
red bat — noun North American bat of a brick or rusty red color with hairs tipped with white • Syn: ↑Lasiurus borealis • Hypernyms: ↑vespertilian bat, ↑vespertilionid • Member Holonyms: ↑Lasiurus, ↑genus Lasiurus * * … Useful english dictionary
jackass bat — noun a large bat of the southwestern United States having spots and enormous ears • Syn: ↑spotted bat, ↑Euderma maculata • Hypernyms: ↑vespertilian bat, ↑vespertilionid • Member Holonyms: ↑Euderma, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
long-eared bat — noun any of various Old or New World bats having very long ears • Hypernyms: ↑vespertilian bat, ↑vespertilionid • Hyponyms: ↑western big eared bat, ↑Plecotus townsendi • Member Holonyms: ↑Plecotus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
spotted bat — noun a large bat of the southwestern United States having spots and enormous ears • Syn: ↑jackass bat, ↑Euderma maculata • Hypernyms: ↑vespertilian bat, ↑vespertilionid • Member Holonyms: ↑Euderma, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
big brown bat — noun rather large North American brown bat; widely distributed • Syn: ↑Eptesicus fuscus • Hypernyms: ↑vespertilian bat, ↑vespertilionid • Member Holonyms: ↑Eptesicus, ↑genus Eptesicus * * * … Useful english dictionary
cave bat — noun drab yellowish big eared bat that lives in caves • Syn: ↑pallid bat, ↑Antrozous pallidus • Hypernyms: ↑vespertilian bat, ↑vespertilionid • Member Holonyms: ↑Antrozous, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
