Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small European bat, Vesperugo pipistrellus, one of the most abundant species, of a reddish-brown color, paler and grayer below.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A small European bat (
Vesperugo pipistrellus ); -- called alsoflittermouse .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative form of
pipistrelle .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun small European brown bat
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Examples
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It is not dangerous to humans, pets or farm animals, but has impacted six nonmigratory species: big brown, little brown, small-footed, northern long-eared, eastern pipistrel and the federally protected Indiana bat.
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I'm not risking eternal damnation for you lot, so instead I'll tell you that pipistrel bats are active in and around Stornoway.
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Are pipistrel bats cousins to Vampire bats from Transylvania?
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