barbastelle

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noun

A relatively rare European bat, Barbastella barbastellus.

OriginFrench barbastelle ← Italian barbastrello →
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Meanings

nounbarbastelle (plural barbastelles)

plural barbastelles

  1. A relatively rare European bat, Barbastella barbastellus.

    But while common and soprano pipistrelles are numerous, the barbastelle bat is dependent on ancient woodland.

    2018 June 13, Damian Carrington, The Guardian

Origin

  1. Italianbarbastrello
  2. Frenchbarbastelle
  3. Englishbarbastelle

From French barbastelle, from Italian barbastrello.

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Translations

Catalan ratpenat de bosc
  • ratpenat de boscBarbastella barbastellus
Dutch mopsvleermuis
  • mopsvleermuisBarbastella barbastellus
Finnish mopsilepakko
  • mopsilepakkoBarbastella barbastellus
German Mopsfledermaus
  • MopsfledermausBarbastella barbastellus
Korean 서부바르바스텔레박쥐
  • 서부바르바스텔레박쥐 (seobubareubaseutellebakjwi)Barbastella barbastellus
Polish mopek
  • mopekBarbastella barbastellus
Russian широкоу́шка
  • широкоу́шка (širokoúška)Barbastella barbastellus
Ukrainian широковух звичайний
  • широковух звичайний (šyrokovux zvyčajnyj)Barbastella barbastellus
Welsh ystlum du
  • ystlum duBarbastella barbastellus
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APA

barbastelle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barbastelle

MLA

“barbastelle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barbastelle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barbastelle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barbastelle.

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