释义 |
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ves•per•til•i•o•nine (ves′pər til′ē ə nīn′, -nin),USA pronunciation adj. - Mammalsof or pertaining to the bats of the subfamily Vespertilioninae, common in temperate regions and including most familiar species.
- Neo-Latin Vespertilionae, equivalent. to Vespertilion-, stem of Vespertilio a genus (Latin vespertiliō bat, derivative of vesper evening; see vesper) + -inae -inae
- 1870–75;
ves•per•til•i•o•nid (ves′pər til′ē ə nid),USA pronunciation n., adj. |