Definition of barbastelle in English:
barbastelle
nounˈbɑːbəstɛlˌbɑːbəˈstɛl
An Old World bat with broad ears that meet over the head.
Genus Barbastella, family Vespertilionidae: two species
Example sentencesExamples
- Bechstein's, Daubenton's and barbastelles are the rarest of British bats and all occur here.
- Also, records of barbastelles have never been reported from the eastern part of the Crimean peninsula.
- The breeding colony of barbastelle bats was found at Paston Great Barn in Norfolk in August 1996.
- Many of these bats are rare or endangered species such as the barbastelles and mouse eared bat.
- The diet of barbastelles consists almost exclusively of Lepidoptera, probably caught by aerial hawking.
Origin
Late 18th century: from French, from Italian barbastello.