Definition of pipistrelle in English:
pipistrelle
(also pipistrelle bat)
noun ˌpɪpɪˈstrɛlˈpɪpɪstrɛlˌpɪpəˈstrɛl
A small insectivorous Old World bat with jerky, erratic flight.
伏翼
Genus Pipistrellus, family Vespertilionidae: numerous species, including P. pipistrellus, which is the commonest bat in Eurasia
Example sentencesExamples
- Western pipistrelles and Mexican free-tailed bats have staked their own claim on the chutes and shafts.
- About half the bats at St Hilda's are natterer's alongside brown long-eared bats and two types of pipistrelle.
- The soprano is so-called because its echo-locater, or ultra-sonic voice, is higher pitched than that of its fellow pipistrelle.
- In the United Kingdom, pipistrelles and long eared bats have to date not been found to harbour European bat lyssaviruses.
- Children at the upper school at East Kennett found a small pipistrelle bat clinging low on the wall on a rainy day in April.
- The jerky flight of the pipistrelle gave rise to the ancient name for bats - the flittermouse.
Origin
Late 18th century: from French, from Italian pipistrello, from Latin vespertilio(n-) 'bat', from vesper 'evening'.
Definition of pipistrelle in US English:
pipistrelle
(also pipistrel)
nounˌpɪpəˈstrɛlˌpipəˈstrel
A small insectivorous Old World bat with jerky, erratic flight.
伏翼
Genus Pipistrellus, family Vespertilionidae: numerous species, including P. pipistrellus, the most common bat in Eurasia
Example sentencesExamples
- The jerky flight of the pipistrelle gave rise to the ancient name for bats - the flittermouse.
- Children at the upper school at East Kennett found a small pipistrelle bat clinging low on the wall on a rainy day in April.
- The soprano is so-called because its echo-locater, or ultra-sonic voice, is higher pitched than that of its fellow pipistrelle.
- About half the bats at St Hilda's are natterer's alongside brown long-eared bats and two types of pipistrelle.
- Western pipistrelles and Mexican free-tailed bats have staked their own claim on the chutes and shafts.
- In the United Kingdom, pipistrelles and long eared bats have to date not been found to harbour European bat lyssaviruses.
Origin
Late 18th century: from French, from Italian pipistrello, from Latin vespertilio(n-) ‘bat’, from vesper ‘evening’.