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PIPISTRELLE
pipistrelle, pipistrel, Pipistrellus pipistrellus
(noun) small European brown bat
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pipistrelle (plural pipistrelles)
Any of various species of bat of the genus Pipistrellus.
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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