serotine
ser·o·tine
serotine · serotines
кожан
Any of the genus Eptesicus of several small batsAny of the genus Eptesicus of several small bats.
UK/ˈsɛɹətaɪn/US/ˈsɛɹət(ɪ)n/
Meaning
1 sensesAny of the genus Eptesicus of several small bats.
кожа́нkožán
More definitions
- common brown bat of Europe
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
any of several small bats of the genus Eptesicus:
Origin
Borrowed from French sérotine, from Latin sērōtina, a feminine form of sērōtinus (“late (iBorrowed from French sérotine, from Latin sērōtina, a feminine form of sērōtinus (“late (in ripening, etc.); relating to the evening”) (referring to the bats being active late in the evening), from sērō (“at a late hour; too late”, adverb) (from sērus (“late, too late; slow, tardy”, adjective); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“lasting; long”)) + -tinus (suffix forming adjectives from adverbs relating to time).
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Forms
plural: serotinesSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- common brown bat of Europe:European brown batEptesicus serotinus