Etymology

vespertilian

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Today it means: of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bats. Full definition →

Latin vespertīliō
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromvespertīliō“bat”
  2. English todayvespertilian

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

Words from the same roots

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