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barbastelle
/ ˌbɑːbəˈstɛl /
noun
- an insectivorous forest bat, Barbastella barbastellus , widely distributed across Eurasia, having a wrinkled face and prominent ears: roosts in trees or caves
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Word History and Origins
Origin of barbastelle1
French: from Italian barbastello , from Latin vespertilio bat; see pipistrelle
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Example Sentences
But if the barbastelle didn't evolve its ability to be quieter when hunting in the air, as part of the arms race between insects and bats; where does it come from?
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But they cannot hear well enough to register the barbastelle, so they end up as their prey.
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But something puzzled him and his colleagues: If you look at the barbastelle's close relatives, there are virtually no other members catching insects in the air.
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The barbastelle is a hawking bat.
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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.
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