barbastelle
/ (ˌbɑːbəˈstɛl) /
noun
an insectivorous forest bat, Barbastella barbastellus, widely distributed across Eurasia, having a wrinkled face and prominent ears: roosts in trees or caves
Word Origin for barbastelle
French: from Italian
barbastello, from Latin
vespertilio bat; see
pipistrelle
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Example sentences from the Web for barbastelle
Barbastel, or Barbastelle, a bat with hairy lips (Barbastellus commūnis), a native of England.