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▪ I. serotine, n.1|ˈsɛrətaɪn|
[ad. F. sérotine (Buffon), ad. fem. of L. sērōtinus, f. sērō, adv. of sērus late.]
A small brown bat belonging to the genus Eptesicus, esp. the European E. serotinus. Also attrib., as serotine bat.
1771Pennant Syn. Quadrupeds 370 Serotine... Bat with a longish nose. 1800Shaw Gen. Zool. I. 142 Great Serotine Bat. 1837T. Bell Brit. Quadrupeds 34 The Serotine..was mistaken for the Noctule by Geoffroy. 1903H. Johnston Brit. Mammals 86 It has been named the ‘serotine’ bat from its habit of only making its appearance late in the evening. 1910G. E. H. Barrett-Hamilton Hist. Brit. Mammals 131 In the British Isles the Serotine is entirely confined to the south of England. 1934G. C. Shortridge Mammals S.W. Afr. I. 62 On first appearing Serotine Bats usually fly backwards and forwards with comparative regularity. 1965D. R. Rosevere Bats W. Afr. 246 The Serotine Bats are widespread throughout Africa, Europe, Asia, America and Australia. 1971L. H. Matthews Life Mammals II. iii. 104 The most familiar members of it [sc. the genus Eptesicus] are the big brown bat..of North America, and the Serotine..of Europe and Asia..and west Africa.
▪ II. serotine, a. and n.2|ˈsɛrətaɪn|
[ad. L. sērōtinus (see prec.).]
Late in occurrence or development; chiefly of plants late-flowering. Also n., a late-flowering plant or species.
1597A. M. tr. Guillemeau's Fr. Chirurg. 53/3 To serotine doth Doctour then beginne When the disease to deepe is rooted in. 1656Blount Glossogr. 1660Sharrock Vegetables 27, I find he [Ferrarius] makes but two sorts; Præcoces and Serotin's [printed Serolin's]. 1786Abercrombie Arr. in Gard. Assist. 76 Serotine, or late flowering, white autumnal narcissus. 1868Longfellow Dante, Purg. xv. 141 As far as ever eye could stretch Against the sunbeams serotine and lucent. |