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serotine
1[ ser-uh-tin, -tahyn ]
adjective
- late in occurring, developing, or flowering.
serotine
2[ ser-uh-tin, -tahyn ]
noun
- a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
serotine
/ ˈsɛrəˌtaɪn /
adjective
- Alsoserotinalsɪˈrɒtɪnəlserotinous biology produced, flowering, or developing late in the season
noun
- either of two insectivorous bats, Eptesicus serotinus or Vespertilio serotinus: family Vespertilionidae
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Word History and Origins
Origin of serotine1
1590–1600; < Latin sērōtinus, equivalent to sērō (adv.) late + -tinus adj. suffix of time; serein
Origin of serotine2
1765–75; < French sérotine < Latin sērōtina, feminine of sērōtinus serotine 1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of serotine1
C16: from Latin sērōtinus late, from sērus late; applied to the bats because they fly late in the evening
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Example Sentences
The Serotine makes its appearance in public about sunset, apparently retiring early and flying again in the early morning.
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The Serotine and the Noctule are our two largest Bats, and in the early records they were very much confused.
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The best known species (Tnia obtusata) has been found in the serotine, in the mouse-colored bat, and in Vespertilio lasiurus.
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