barbastelle

British  

/ ˌbɑːbəˈstɛl /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of barbastelle

French: from Italian barbastello , from Latin vespertilio bat; see _pipistrelle

Example Sentences

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.

From Science Daily • Oct. 27, 2023

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?

From Science Daily • Oct. 27, 2023

But they cannot hear well enough to register the barbastelle, so they end up as their prey.

From Science Daily • Oct. 27, 2023

The hedgehog, the hazel dormouse, Orkney vole, serotine bat and barbastelle bat are included in this list.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2018

Many readers have doubtless seen bats in the course of their evening walks, and it may, therefore, be worth while to remind them that British bats—the long-eared and the barbastelle bats, for example,—feed upon insects.

From Little Folks A Magazine for the Young (Date of issue unknown) by Various