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Word: Pipistrelle
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 18th century: from French, from Italian pipistrello, from Latin vespertilio(n-) ‘bat’, from vesper ‘evening’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pɪpɪˈstrɛl
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpɪpɪstrɛl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a small insectivorous Old World bat with jerky, erratic flight.
Short Definition:small insectivorous Old World bat
Variant Forms:
- pipistrelle bat
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