Vespertiliones

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vespertiliones \Ves`per*til`i*o"nes\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)
     A tribe of bats including the common insectivorous bats of
     America and Europe, belonging to {Vespertilio} and allied
     genera. They lack a nose membrane.
     [1913 Webster]