Ves"pers (?), n. pl. [OF. vespres, F. vêpres, LL. vesperae, fr. L.
vespera evening. See Vesper, n.] (R. C. Ch.) (a) One of the little
hours of the Breviary. (b) The evening song or service.
Sicilian vespers. See under Sicilian, a.
||Ves`per*til"i*o (?), n. [L., a bat.] (Zoöl.) A genus of bats
||including some of the common small insectivorous species of North
||America and Europe.
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Ves`per*til`i*o"nes (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zoöl.) A tribe of bats including
the common insectivorous bats of America and Europe, belonging to
Vespertilio and allied genera. They lack a nose membrane.
Ves`per*til`i*o"nine (?), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the
Vespertiliones.
Ves"per*ti`nal (?), a. Vespertine. Lowell.
Ves"per*tine (?), a. [L. vespertinus. See Vesper.] 1. Of or pertaining
to the evening; happening or being in the evening. Gray.