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barbastelle

/ 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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?

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

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.

The barbastelle is a hawking bat.

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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