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Definition of Pipistrelle
1. Noun. Small European brown bat.
Generic synonyms: Vespertilian Bat, Vespertilionid
Group relationships: Genus Pipistrellus, Pipistrellus
Definition of Pipistrelle
1. Noun. Any of various species of bat of the genus ''Pipistrellus''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Pipistrelle
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Pipistrelle
Literary usage of Pipistrelle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Animal Life and Intelligence by Conwy Lloyd Morgan (1891)
"... and third digits run tolerably close together, and form the firm support of
the anterior margin of the wing. Fig. 12.—"Wing" of bat (pipistrelle). ..."
2. The Natural History Review: A Quarterly Journal of Biological Science by Cork Scientific and Literary Society, Cuvierian Society of Cork, Natural History Society of Dublin (1854)
"The cry of the pipistrelle is much shriller than that of the other. There was
also an unmistakeably fetid odour from the pipistrelle, which I did not remark ..."
3. British Mammals: An Attempt to Describe and Illustrate the Mammalian Fauna by Harry Hamilton Johnston (1903)
"The fur of the pipistrelle is long and silky, and is in general reddish-brown
... The pipistrelle would appear to breed later in the year than the noctule, ..."
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