PIPISTREL

pipistrelle, pipistrel, Pipistrellus pipistrellus

(noun) small European brown bat

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

pipistrel (plural pipistrels)

Alternative form of pipistrelle

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Source: Wiktionary


Pi*pis"trel, Pip`i*strelle", n. Etym: [F. pipistrelle, It. pipistrello.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A small European bat (Vesperugo pipistrellus); -- called also flittermouse.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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