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pipistrelle

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Main Entry:
pip·is·trelle 
          Listen to the pronunciation of pipistrelle
Pronunciation:
\ˌpi-pə-ˈstrel\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
French, from Italian pipistrello bat, alteration of vipistrello, ultimately from Latin vespertilion-, vespertilio — more at vespertilian
Date:
1781
: any of a genus (Pipistrellus of the family Vespertilionidae) of bats typically appearing in early evening and exhibiting erratic flight ; especially : one (P. pipistrellus) of Eurasia and northern Africa


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