pipistrel

/,pipis'trel/ Cách viết khác : (pipistrelle) /,pipis'trel/

Thân thiện

A pipistrel flits through the twilight sky.

Definition

Noun: A pipistrel is a small species of European bat, typically brown in color. It refers specifically to bats belonging to the genus Pipistrellus, which are among the most common and widespread bats.

Usage

The word pipistrel is a specific zoological term. It is used to identify a particular type of small bat. - The most common bat in the British Isles is the common pipistrel. - We observed a pipistrel hunting insects at dusk.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in its more common variant, pipistrelle.
• In scientific or formal contexts, the full genus name is used, followed by the species name (e.g., for the common pipistrelle).

Variants and Related Words

• Pipistrelle (noun): This is the more frequently used form of the word, with the same meaning.
  • The soprano pipistrelle has a distinctive echolocation call.
• Pipistrellus (noun): The scientific genus name for these bats.

Synonyms

• Bat: The general term for the flying mammal.
• Microbat: A term for the suborder of small, echolocating bats, which includes pipistrelles.

Học thuật

Noun

1. small European brown bat

Từ đồng nghĩa

• pipistrelle
• Pipistrellus pipistrellus