serotine

[ser-uh-tin, -tahyn]

adjective

late in occurring, developing, or flowering.

Also se·rot·i·nous

[si-rot-n-uh s, ser-uh-tahy-nuh s] /sɪˈrɒt n əs, ˌsɛr əˈtaɪ nəs/.

Origin of serotine

1590–1600; < Latin sērōtinus, equivalent to sērō (adv.) late + -tinus adj. suffix of time; cf. serein

serotine

[ser-uh-tin, -tahyn]

noun

a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.

Origin of serotine

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

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Examples from the Web for serotine

Historical Examples of serotine

The Serotine and the Noctule are our two largest Bats, and in the early records they were very much confused.
Animal Life of the British Isles
Edward Step
The Serotine makes its appearance in public about sunset, apparently retiring early and flying again in the early morning.
Animal Life of the British Isles
Edward Step
The best known species (Tnia obtusata) has been found in the serotine, in the mouse-colored bat, and in Vespertilio lasiurus.
Parasites
T. Spencer Cobbold

British Dictionary definitions for serotine

serotine

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

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Word Origin and History for serotine

adj.

"late," 1590s, from French sérotine, from Latin serotinus "that which comes late; that which happens in the evening," from sero, adverb of serus "late" (see soiree). Also as a noun, a type of small, brown bat, from 1771. Related: serotinous, in botany (1880) "appearing later in the season than usual."