n. [ L., the evening, the evening star, the west; akin to Gr.
a. Of or pertaining to the evening, or to the service of vespers;
Vesper sparrow,
a. Vesper; evening. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl. [ OF. vespres, F. vêpres, LL. vesperae, fr. L. vespera evening. See Vesper, n. ] (R. C. Ch.)
Sicilian vespers.
‖n. [ L., a bat. ] (Zool.) A genus of bats including some of the common small insectivorous species of North America and Europe. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) A tribe of bats including the common insectivorous bats of America and Europe, belonging to
a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Vespertiliones. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Vespertine. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. vespertinus. See Vesper. ]