Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barbastelle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bar-bastelle
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A relatively rare European bat, Barbastella barbastellus.

Example Sentences

"But while common and soprano pipistrelles are numerous, the barbastelle bat is dependent on ancient woodland."

Etymology

From French barbastelle, from Italian barbastrello.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: barbastelle, barbastrello

Inflected Forms

barbastelles (plural)

Questions

What does barbastelle mean?: A relatively rare European bat, Barbastella barbastellus.
Where does barbastelle come from?: It is traced to French.

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