pipistrel Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun small European brown bat
    pipistrelle; Pipistrellus pipistrellus.

WordNet

Pi*pis"trel, Pip`i*strelle" noun (Also<
  • Pipistrel
  • Pipistrelle
)
Etymology
F. pipistrelle, It. pipistrello.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A small European bat (Vesperugo pipistrellus); -- called also flittermouse.

Webster 1913