| vespertilionidae | (n) the majority of common bats of temperate regions of the world, Syn. family Vespertilionidae |
| vespertilian bat | (n) a variety of carnivorous bat, Syn. vespertilionid |
| Vespertiliones | n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) A tribe of bats including the common insectivorous bats of America and Europe, belonging to |
| Vespertilionine | a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Vespertiliones. [ 1913 Webster ] |