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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1765–75; < French sérotine < Latin sērōtina, feminine of sērōtinus serotine1

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