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serotine

1
[ser-uh-tin, -tahyn]
adjective
  1. 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

1
1590–1600; < Latin sērōtinus, equivalent to sērō (adv.) late + -tinus adj. suffix of time; cf. serein

serotine

2
[ser-uh-tin, -tahyn]
noun
  1. a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.

Origin of serotine

2
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 makes its appearance in public about sunset, apparently retiring early and flying again in the early morning.

  • The Serotine and the Noctule are our two largest Bats, and in the early records they were very much confused.

  • 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
  1. Also: serotinal (sɪˈrɒtɪnəl), serotinous biology produced, flowering, or developing late in the season
noun
  1. 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."

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