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pipistrelle

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pip·i·strelle also pip·i·strel  (pp-strl, pp-strl)
n.
Any of various very small insectivorous bats of the genus Pipistrellus, found throughout the world.

[French, from Italian pipistrello, bat, alteration of Old Italian vipistrello, from Latin vespertili; see vespertilionid.]

pipistrelle [ˌpɪpɪˈstrɛl]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of numerous small brownish insectivorous bats of the genus Pipistrellus, occurring in most parts of the world: family Vespertilionidae
[via French from Italian pipistrello, from Latin vespertīliō a bat, from vesper evening, because of its nocturnal habits]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pipistrelle - small European brown bat
vespertilian bat, vespertilionid - a variety of carnivorous bat
genus Pipistrellus, Pipistrellus - nearly cosmopolitan genus of very small bats
Translations
pipistrelle [ˌpɪpɪˈstrel] Npipistrelo m
pipistrelle
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