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 ]
[あしながおじさん, ashinagaojisan] (n) (1) (See 大蚊) anonymous scholarship system for orphans whose parents have been killed in traffic accidents (from Daddy-Long-Legs, a 1912 novel by Jean Webster); (2) harvestman; daddy longlegs (arachnid of order Opiliones)