barbastelle
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of barbastelle
French: from Italian barbastello , from Latin vespertilio bat; see pipistrelle
Example Sentences
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They are home to rare and threatened species, such as the bluebell, the herb Paris, the barbastelle bat and the red-listed and locally declining marsh tit.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Accordingly, it is therefore unlikely that the ancestor of the barbastelle was a loud hawker that evolved into the whispering barbastelle as a response to insect hearing.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2023
But they cannot hear well enough to register the barbastelle, so they end up as their prey.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2023
The hedgehog, the hazel dormouse, Orkney vole, serotine bat and barbastelle bat are included in this list.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2018
Many readers have doubtless seen bats in the course of their evening walks, and it may, therefore, be worth while to remind them that British bats—the long-eared and the barbastelle bats, for example,—feed upon insects.
From Little Folks A Magazine for the Young (Date of issue unknown) by Various
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