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pipistrelle

[ UK /pˈɪpɪstɹˌɛl/ ]
NOUN
  1. small European brown bat

How To Use pipistrelle In A Sentence

  • The soprano is so-called because its echo-locater, or ultra-sonic voice, is higher pitched than that of its fellow pipistrelle.
  • The jerky flight of the pipistrelle gave rise to the ancient name for bats - the flittermouse.
  • The underground galleries hold ten species of wintering bat in reasonable numbers including the rare and Shreiber's bat Miniopterus schreibersi, lesser horseshoe bat Rhinolophus hipposideros (VU), long-fingered bat Myotis capaccinii (VU), greater mouse-eared bat M. myotis, Savi's pipistrelle Pipistrellus savii and western barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus (VU). Skocjan Caves Regional Park, Slovenia
  • Diets of little brown myotis and eastern pipistrelles were highly diverse.
  • Diets of little brown myotis and eastern pipistrelles were highly diverse, consuming an even proportion of six orders of insects including Coleoptera, Hemiptera, Lepidoptera, Homoptera, Diptera, Hymenoptera, and Tricoptera.
  • Western pipistrelles and Mexican free-tailed bats have staked their own claim on the chutes and shafts.
  • The caves also contain one of the largest colonies of bats in the world: 11 species make their homes here, including western pipistrelle, pallid, lump-nosed, fringed myotis, and Mexican free-tailed bats. Travel Guide: the Incredible Natural Landscapes in the U.S.A. (Part 1)
  • In the United Kingdom, pipistrelles and long eared bats have to date not been found to harbour European bat lyssaviruses.
  • About half the bats at St Hilda's are natterer's alongside brown long-eared bats and two types of pipistrelle.
  • The biodiversity report lists 25 species at risk, including otters, brown hares, red squirrels, pipistrelle bats, porpoises, six varieties of dolphin and 13 types of whale.
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