serotine

¹

[ ser-uh-tin, -tahyn ]

adjective

1. late in occurring, developing, or flowering.

serotine

²

[ ser-uh-tin, -tahyn ]

noun

1. a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.

serotine

/ ˈsɛrəˌtaɪn /

adjective

1. Alsoserotinalsɪˈrɒtɪnəlserotinous biology produced, flowering, or developing late in the season

noun

1. either of two insectivorous bats, Eptesicus serotinus or Vespertilio serotinus: family Vespertilionidae

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

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

Example Sentences

But although serotine bats are quite common, scientists have yet to unravel all their mysteries.

From Science Magazine

In a study, published Monday in the journal Current Biology, Dr. Fassel and his colleagues presented evidence that serotine bats mate without penetration, making them the first mammals known to do so.

From New York Times

Those doing particularly well include the greater and lesser horseshoe bats; those apparently not doing quite so well include the brown long-eared bat and the serotine bat.

From BBC

Cape serotine bats do not normally eat many moths.

From Nature

Common pipistrelle; soprano pipistrelle; noctule and serotine bat species were all lower in number than in 2011, and "roost counts" were down compared with the year before for six of the species.

From BBC