pipistrelle

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pipistrelle

/pɪpɪˈstɹɛl/

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From French pipistrelle, from Italian pipistrello (“bat”), variant of vipistrello, from Latin vespertilio.

noun pipistrelles

Any of various species of bats of the genus Pipistrellus.

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noun bat of the genus Pipistrellus

Français	pipistrelle
Deutsch	Zwergfledermaus
Italiano	pipistrello nano
Русский	нетопы́рь netopýrʹ

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@misc{pipistrelle_2026,
  title = {pipistrelle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pipistrelle},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}