serotine, European brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus
(noun) common brown bat of Europe
Source: WordNet® 3.1
serotine (plural serotines)
Any of several small bats of the genus Eptesicus
serotine (comparative more serotine, superlative most serotine)
(botany) late-flowering
• irestone, oneriest
Source: Wiktionary
Ser"o*tine, n. Etym: [F. sérotine, fr. L. serotinus that comes or happens late.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The European long-eared bat (Vesperugo serotinus).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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