pipistrelle
noun
pip·is·trelle
ˌpi-pə-ˈstrel 
: any of a genus (Pipistrellus of the family Vespertilionidae) of bats typically appearing in early evening and exhibiting erratic flight
especially
: one (P. pipistrellus) of Eurasia and northern Africa
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According to the team, these experiments show that Kuhl’s pipistrelles can navigate over several feet using echolocation alone.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 31 Oct. 2024
In the study, an international team of scientists conducted experiments with Kuhl’s pipistrelle (Pipistrellus kuhlii) bats that weigh less than an ounce.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 31 Oct. 2024
Yossi Yovel and his colleagues at Tel Aviv University studied a bat called Bodenheimer's pipistrelle, or Hypsugo bodenheimeri.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 8 May 2015
The travel route of the Nathusius' pipistrelle – which needs a suitable habitat as a migratory species – could also be impacted by wind turbines, both onshore and offshore.
—Fox News, 10 Aug. 2021
Bat experts in Russia and the UK are working together to understand more about the bat's voyage, noting that the range expansion of the Nathusius' pipistrelle is linked to climate change.
—Fox News, 10 Aug. 2021
The record was topped by only one other bat in Europe, a Nathusius' pipistrelle, which migrated 1,381 miles from Latvia to Spain in 2019.
—Fox News, 10 Aug. 2021
Currie and her team measured metabolism and echolocation intensity for nine Nathusius's pipistrelle bats, captured from urban areas in Berlin and released after laboratory tests.
—Jason G. Goldman, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2020
There was also George, the loneliest tree snail, whose demise meant the end of his entire species, and a little bat called the Christmas Island pipistrelle.
—National Geographic, 26 Dec. 2019
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 31 Oct. 2024
In the study, an international team of scientists conducted experiments with Kuhl’s pipistrelle (Pipistrellus kuhlii) bats that weigh less than an ounce.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 31 Oct. 2024
Yossi Yovel and his colleagues at Tel Aviv University studied a bat called Bodenheimer's pipistrelle, or Hypsugo bodenheimeri.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 8 May 2015
The travel route of the Nathusius' pipistrelle – which needs a suitable habitat as a migratory species – could also be impacted by wind turbines, both onshore and offshore.
—Fox News, 10 Aug. 2021
Bat experts in Russia and the UK are working together to understand more about the bat's voyage, noting that the range expansion of the Nathusius' pipistrelle is linked to climate change.
—Fox News, 10 Aug. 2021
The record was topped by only one other bat in Europe, a Nathusius' pipistrelle, which migrated 1,381 miles from Latvia to Spain in 2019.
—Fox News, 10 Aug. 2021
Currie and her team measured metabolism and echolocation intensity for nine Nathusius's pipistrelle bats, captured from urban areas in Berlin and released after laboratory tests.
—Jason G. Goldman, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2020
There was also George, the loneliest tree snail, whose demise meant the end of his entire species, and a little bat called the Christmas Island pipistrelle.
—National Geographic, 26 Dec. 2019
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“Pipistrelle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pipistrelle. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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