noctule

Definitions


[ˈnɒktjuːl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a large golden-brown bat native to Eurasia and North Africa with long, slender wings, rounded ears, and a short muzzle


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Origin:
late 18th century: from French, from Italian nottola ‘bat’, literally ‘small night creature’




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