pipistrelle

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Pipistrellus

Etymology edit

From French pipistrelle, from Italian pipistrello (“bat”), variant of vipistrello, from Latin vespertilio.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /pɪpɪˈstɹɛl/

Noun edit

pipistrelle (plural pipistrelles)

Any of various species of bats of the genus Pipistrellus.

Derived terms edit

Nathusius's pipistrelle

Translations edit

bat of the genus Pipistrellus

Bulgarian: кафяв прилеп (kafjav prilep)
Catalan: pipistrel·la f
Dutch: dwergvleermuis (nl) f
Finnish: piippa
French: pipistrelle (fr) f
German: Zwergfledermaus (de) f
Hungarian: törpedenevér
Italian: pipistrello nano m
Polish: karlik (pl) m
Russian: нетопы́рь (ru) m (netopýrʹ)

French edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Italian pipistrello.

Noun edit

pipistrelle f (plural pipistrelles)

pipistrelle

References edit

“pipistrelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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