pipistrelle
/ˌpɪpɪˈstrɛl/
noun
- A small insect-eating bat of the genus Pipistrellus, with a rapid, fluttering flight.
- We installed a bat box hoping to attract a pipistrelle to our backyard.
- The common pipistrelle is the most widespread bat in the United Kingdom.
- A pipistrelle can eat up to 3,000 insects in a single night.