vespertilianadj.

Etymology: See vespertilio n. and -an suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: vesperˈtilian.

Bat-like. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > order Chiroptera or bat > [adjective]

batty1600

battish1704

bat-likea1711

cheiropteran1835

vespertilian1874

1874 J. Ruskin Proserpina I. iv. §22 Mr. Darwin..in his vespertilian treatise on the ocelli of the Argus pheasant.

1911 W. J. Locke Glory of Clementina Wing xxii. 277 As the studio was rigorously closed to him during the daylight hours his visits were vespertilian.

1955 R. Graves Crowning Privilege 222 The fiend..Flaunts vespertilian wing and cloven hoof.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	vespertilian
释义	vespertilianadj. Etymology: See vespertilio n. and -an suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: vesperˈtilian. Bat-like. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Chiroptera or bat > [adjective] batty1600 battish1704 bat-likea1711 cheiropteran1835 vespertilian1874 1874 J. Ruskin Proserpina I. iv. §22 Mr. Darwin..in his vespertilian treatise on the ocelli of the Argus pheasant. 1911 W. J. Locke Glory of Clementina Wing xxii. 277 As the studio was rigorously closed to him during the daylight hours his visits were vespertilian. 1955 R. Graves Crowning Privilege 222 The fiend..Flaunts vespertilian wing and cloven hoof. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1874
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