pipistrel n 1: small European brown bat [syn: {pipistrelle}, {pipistrel}, {Pipistrellus pipistrellus}]
Pipistrel \Pi*pis"trel\, Pipistrelle \Pip`i*strelle"\, n. [F. pipistrelle, It. pipistrello.] (Zool.) A small European bat ({Vesperugo pipistrellus}); -- called also {flittermouse}. [1913 Webster]