serotine
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[ ser-uh-tin, -tahyn ]
/ ˈsɛr ə tɪn, -ˌtaɪn /
noun
a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
Origin of serotine
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British Dictionary definitions for serotines
serotine
/ (ˈsɛrəˌtaɪn) /
adjective
Also: serotinal (sɪˈrɒtɪnəl), serotinous biology
produced, flowering, or developing late in the season
noun
either of two insectivorous bats, Eptesicus serotinus or Vespertilio serotinus: family Vespertilionidae
Word Origin for serotine
C16: from Latin
sērōtinus late, from
sērus late; applied to the bats because they fly late in the evening