Explore Pipistrelle through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like pipistrel. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Pipistrelle in a sentence
Pipistrelle meaning
Any of various species of bats of the genus Pipistrellus.
Synonyms of Pipistrelle
Using Pipistrelle
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of various species of bats of the genus Pipistrellus.
- Useful related words include: pipistrel, pipistrellus pipistrellus, vespertilian bat, vespertilionid.
- In the example corpus, pipistrelle often appears in combinations such as: common pipistrelle.
Context around Pipistrelle
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pipistrelle
- In this selection, "pipistrelle" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 28.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, common, soprano, bats, pipistrellus and bat stand out and add context to how "pipistrelle" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a common pipistrelle and and common pipistrelle pipistrellus pipistrellus. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pipistrelle" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pipistrelle
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Common Pipistrelle is the commonest and one of the two smallest of the nine bat species that are resident in Ireland. (22 words)
The licence permitted the capture, disturbance, transport, and damage of resting places for brown long-eared (Plecotus auritus) and common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) bats. (24 words)
It adds: “No bats were seen to emerge from the church and activity levels were low with only one brief pass by a common pipistrelle. (25 words)
He said the Victoria Bitter ad was one of Australia's longest-running ad campaigns, while the haunting last call of the pipistrelle showed both the fragility of nature and the impressive amount of work by scientists to try and save the species. (43 words)
The other Outer Hebrides target species include the great yellow bumblebee, dunlin, northern colletes mining bee, common pipistrelle bat, Arctic tern, lapwing, and the Irish lady’s tresses orchid. (29 words)
A tiny church in a tiny village, the nave roof is home to one of the largest maternity roosts of soprano pipistrelle bats in the country. (26 words)
Example sentences (6)
A tiny church in a tiny village, the nave roof is home to one of the largest maternity roosts of soprano pipistrelle bats in the country.
The licence permitted the capture, disturbance, transport, and damage of resting places for brown long-eared (Plecotus auritus) and common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) bats.
The other Outer Hebrides target species include the great yellow bumblebee, dunlin, northern colletes mining bee, common pipistrelle bat, Arctic tern, lapwing, and the Irish lady’s tresses orchid.
He said the Victoria Bitter ad was one of Australia's longest-running ad campaigns, while the haunting last call of the pipistrelle showed both the fragility of nature and the impressive amount of work by scientists to try and save the species.
It adds: “No bats were seen to emerge from the church and activity levels were low with only one brief pass by a common pipistrelle.
The Common Pipistrelle is the commonest and one of the two smallest of the nine bat species that are resident in Ireland.
Common combinations with pipistrelle
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: