Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PIPISTREL
n.A species of bat, the smallest of the kind.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PIPISTREL; PIPISTRELLE
Pi *pis "trel, Pip `i *strelle ", n. Etym: [F. pipistrelle, It. pipistrello.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small European bat (Vesperugo pipistrellus ); -- called also flittermouse.
New American Oxford Dictionary
pipistrelle
pip i strelle |ˌpipəˈstrel, ˈpipəˌstrel ˌpɪpəˈstrɛl |(also pipistrel ) ▶noun a small insectivorous Old World bat with jerky, erratic flight. [Genus Pipistrellus, family Vespertilionidae: numerous species, including P. pipistrellus, the most common bat in Eurasia. ] ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French, from Italian pipistrello, from Latin vespertilio (n- ) ‘bat, ’ from vesper ‘evening. ’
Oxford Dictionary
pipistrelle
pipistrelle |ˌpɪpɪˈstrɛl, ˈpɪp - |(also pipistrelle bat ) ▶noun a small insectivorous Old World bat with jerky, erratic flight. ●Genus Pipistrellus, family Vespertilionidae: numerous species, including P. pipistrellus, which is the commonest bat in Eurasia. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French, from Italian pipistrello, from Latin vespertilio (n- )‘bat ’, from vesper ‘evening ’.
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