Pipistrellus

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pipistrello (“bat”), from Vulgar Latin *vespertillum, from Latin vespertīliō (“bat”). Doublet of Vespertilio.

Proper noun

Pipistrellus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Vespertilionidae – pipistrelle bats.

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