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pipistrelle

(pip′i strel′)

noun

any of a genus (Pipistrellus) of small bats that characteristically fly early in the evening: found in North America and in most of the Eastern Hemisphere

Origin: Fr pipistrelle < It pipistrello, altered < OIt vipistrello < L vespertilio, bat < vesper, evening: see vesper

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also pip·i·strel

noun

Any of various very small insectivorous bats of the genus Pipistrellus, found throughout the world.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Italian pipistrello, bat

Origin: , alteration of Old Italian vipistrello

Origin: , from Latin vespertiliō; see vespertilionid

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