Pipistrelle Definition

pipistrel
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.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Pipistrellus pipistrellus
  • pipistrel

Other Word Forms of Pipistrelle

Noun

Singular:
pipistrelle
Plural:
pipistrelles

Origin of Pipistrelle

  • French from Italian pipistrello bat alteration of Old Italian vipistrello from Latin vespertiliō vespertilionid

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French pipistrelle, from Italian pipistrello (“bat"), variant of vipistrello, from Latin vespertilio.

    From Wiktionary

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