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pipistrelle

/pɪpɪˈstɹɛl/

pipistrelle noun: any of various species of bats of the genus Pipistrellus.

pipistrelle: any of various species of bats of the genus Pipistrellus
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Noun

pipistrelle (plural pipistrelles)

  1. Any of various species of bats of the genus Pipistrellus.

Forms of pipistrelle

pluralpipistrelles

Origin of pipistrelle

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

Words formed from pipistrelle

Questions about pipistrelle

What does pipistrelle mean?
Pipistrelle means any of various species of bats of the genus Pipistrellus.
What part of speech is pipistrelle?
Pipistrelle is a noun.
How do you pronounce pipistrelle?
Pipistrelle is pronounced /pɪpɪˈstɹɛl/.
What is the plural of pipistrelle?
The plural of pipistrelle is pipistrelles.

Words near pipistrelle in the dictionary

  1. pipipi
  2. pipipis
  3. Pipirig
  4. pipis
  5. pipistrel
  6. pipistrelle
  7. pipistrelles
  8. pipistrels
  9. pipit
  10. Pipitone
  11. Pipitones

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