Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A common European species of long-eared bat, Barbastellus communis, B. daubentoni, or Plecotus barbastellus.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Zoöl.) A European bat (Barbastellus communis), with hairy lips.

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  • noun zoology A European bat (Barbastellus communis), with hairy lips.

Etymologies

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French barbastelle.

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  • A bat with long-ears and hairy lips.

    December 3, 2010