vespertilio-, vespertili- +
(Latin: bat, bats)
pipestrel, pipistrelle
1. Any of various very small insectivorous bats of the genus Pipistrellus, found throughout the world.
2. Etymology: French, from Italian pipistrello, "bat", alteration of Old Italian vipistrello, from Latin vespertilio.
vespertilian
Relating to or resembling a bat.
Vespertilio
A genus of bats including some of the common small insectivorous species of North America and Europe.
Vespertiliones
A tribe of bats including the common insectivorous bats of America and Europe, belonging to Vespertilio and allied genera. They lack a nose membrane.
vespertilionid
A reference to the family Vespertillionidae; an insect-eating long-tailed bat.
Vespertilionidae
1. Cosmopolitan family of mainly insectivorous
microchiropteran bats containng about 280 species; habits solitary to gregarious, often migratory; some species hibernate.
2. A large, widely distributed family of insectivorous bats of the suborder Microchiroptera, characterized by a long slender tail and well-developed ears.
The Bat
Myself, I rather like the bat,
It's not a mouse, it's not a rat.
It has no feathers, yet has wings,
It's quite inaudible when it sings,
It zigzags through the evening air
And never lands on ladies' hair,
A fact of which men spend their lives
Attempting to convince their wives.
—Ogden Nash
vespertilionine: bats
Of or belonging to, comprising or consisting of, a large distinct group of insectivorous bats included in the sub-order Microchiroptera.
vespertiliophobia
An abnormal fear of bats.
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