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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BARBASTELLE

French: from Italian barbastello, from Latin vespertilio bat.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BARBASTELLE

barbastelle  [ˌbɑːbəˈstɛl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BARBASTELLE

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Barbastelle is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BARBASTELLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

barbastelle

Barbastelle

The barbastelle, also known as the western barbastelle, is a European bat. It has a short nose, small eyes and wide ears. It is rare throughout its range. In Britain, only a few breeding roosts are known; Paston Great Barn in Norfolk, parts of Exmoor and the Quantock Hills in Devon and Somerset, the Mottisfont woodland in Hampshire and Ebernoe Common in West Sussex.The UK distribution can be found on the National Biodiversity Network website here. In Norway, it was considered extinct, having only been sighted in 1896, 1911, 1913 and 1949. However, it was again found in 2004 and 2008.

Definition of barbastelle in the English dictionary

The definition of barbastelle in the dictionary is an insectivorous forest bat, Barbastella barbastellus, widely distributed across Eurasia, having a wrinkled face and prominent ears: roosts in trees or caves.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BARBASTELLE


aparthotel
əˈpɑːthəʊˌtɛl
artel
ɑːˈtɛl
bagatelle
ˌbæɡəˈtɛl
barbastel
ˌbɑːbəˈstɛl
cartel
kɑːˈtɛl
clientele
ˌkliːɒnˈtɛl
Datel
ˈdeɪˌtɛl
dentelle
dɛnˈtɛl
floatel
fləʊˈtɛl
foretell
fɔːˈtɛl
hotel
həʊˈtɛl
immortelle
ˌɪmɔːˈtɛl
intel
ˈɪntɛl
kittel
ˈkiːtɛl
Martel
mɑːˈtɛl
motel
məʊˈtɛl
muscatel
ˌmʌskəˈtɛl
retell
riːˈtɛl
stell
stɛl
tell
tɛl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BARBASTELLE

barbarisation
barbarise
barbarism
barbarities
barbarity
barbarization
barbarize
Barbarossa
barbarous
barbarously
barbarousness
Barbary
Barbary ape
Barbary Coast
Barbary duck
Barbary horse
Barbary sheep
barbasco
barbastel
barbate

WORDS THAT END LIKE BARBASTELLE

aquarelle
belle
brocatelle
Celle
Courtelle
demoiselle
echelle
gazelle
Helle
La Rochelle
mademoiselle
Meurthe-et-Moselle
mirabelle
Moselle
nouvelle
pointelle
ritournelle
selle
spirituelle
tagliatelle

Synonyms and antonyms of barbastelle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «barbastelle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BARBASTELLE

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Translator English - Chinese

barbastelle
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

barbastelle
570 millions of speakers

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barbastelle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

barbastelle
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

barbastelle
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

barbastelle
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

barbastelle
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Translator English - Bengali

barbastelle
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Translator English - French

Barbastelle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Barbastelle
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mopsfledermaus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

barbastelle
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

barbastelle
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Barbastelle
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

barbastelle
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

barbastelle
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बार्बस्टेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

barbastelle
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Barbastelle
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

barbastelle
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

barbastelle
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

barbastelle
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

barbastelle
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

barbastelle
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

barbastelle
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

barbastelle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of barbastelle

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BARBASTELLE»

The term «barbastelle» is used very little and occupies the 165.810 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BARBASTELLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «barbastelle» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «barbastelle» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about barbastelle

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BARBASTELLE»

Discover the use of barbastelle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to barbastelle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Field Guide to the Mammals of Egypt
ARABIAN BARBASTELLE (SINAI BARBASTELLE, EASTERN BARBASTELLE) Barbastella leucomelas (Cretzschmar, 1826) PI. 7 Subspecies occurring in Egypt: B. I. leucomelas. Identification: Length 45- 51mm; Tail 19-20mm; Forearm 3 8-3 ...
Richard Hoath, 2009
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Asian Barbastelle
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Lambert M Surhone, Mariam T Tennoe, Susan F Henssonow, 2011
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Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic ...
Die Säugethiere, 1:168. common name: Western Barbastelle. type locality: France, Burgundy. distribution: England and W Europe to Caucasus; Bulgaria; Turkey; Crimea (Ukraine); Morocco; larger Mediterranean islands; Canary Isls; perhaps ...
Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder, 2005
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The zoologist: a popular miscellany of natural history
lam not aware that the barbastelle (Barbastellus Daubentonii, of Bell) has been previously captured in our county ; but, even if it has, the occurrence of so rare a British bat, especially at this time of the year, may nut be without interest to some  ...
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Mammals
Barbastella leucomelas 527 528 d 529 530 532 Barbastelle Bat d Breitohrfledermaus; Breitohr; Kurzmaul Gemeine Mopsfledermaus; Mopsfledermaus; Kurzmaul; Gemeine Mopsfledermaus; Breitohrige Fledermaus f Barbastelle d'Europe; ...
Murray Wrobel, 2006
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Mammals of Liechtenstein: Bank Vole, Barbastelle, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, 2013
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Mammals of Croatia: Balkan Snow Vole, Bank Vole, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, 2013
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The Lady's magazine (and museum). Improved ser., enlarged
Our readers may like to see how these long-eared bats behaved to the Barbastelle. Being a French bat we suppose they were influenced by the national spirit of John Bullism. " It was taken during a very hard frost, in the latter end of December ...
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General zoology, or, Systematic natural history, by G. Shaw ...
BARBASTELLE BAT. Vespertilio Barbastellus. V. caudatus, luccis tlatis pilosis, auriculis magnis inferius angulatis. Lin. Syst. Nat. Gmel. p. 48. Tailed Bat, with elevated hairy cheeks, and large ears angulated on the lower part. Barbastelle. Buff.
George Shaw, James Francis Stephens, 1800
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A history of Britisch Quadrupeds including the Cetacea: ...
prisoners, when brought into a warm room, soon began to exhibit signs of vivacity ; and the Barbastelle, with the others, fed readily on small bits of meat, and drank water. He was a timid animal, and did not evince the slightest disposition to ...
Thomas Bell, 1837

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BARBASTELLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term barbastelle is used in the context of the following news items.
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the Evolutionary Arms Race Between Bats and Moths
The Barbastelle bat in Europe appears to have done just that. The echolocation of this species is of much lower (10 to 100 times lower) intensity ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
2
ID Trainer for the Future Chloe Rose, whose background is in …
A 1905 drawing 'from a dead bat' of a barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus) in the Museum's Picture Library. When I saw the Identification ... «Natural History Museum, Apr 15»
3
Bats need your help as numbers decline
These include: Barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus) - a rare species, there are only an estimated 5,000 of them. The medium-sized bat, which ... «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, Apr 15»
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VIDEO: Going batty for World War shelter project in Tattershall
“Bats are wonderful creatures, and we're keen to help the rarer species such as the barbastelle bat, which is one of Britain's rarest mammals ... «Horncastle News, Feb 15»
5
Woodland Bat Species Takes it to the Tropics
Researchers were surprised to find the Eastern Barbastelle bat, a tiny, insect eating bat with distinctive silky black fur and large ears, in India's ... «Nature World News, Nov 14»
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Woodland bat species sweats it out in the tropics
The discovery of the Eastern Barbastelle bat, a tiny, insect eating bat with distinctive silky black fur and large ears, in India's southern Western ... «Phys.Org, Nov 14»
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Scientists find temperate bat in the hot tropics of the Western Ghats …
“The Indian subspecies of the Eastern Barbastelle was an especially exciting find,” Claire Wordley, with the University of Leeds and the team's ... «Mongabay.com, Oct 14»
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Underground amphibians evolved unique ear
... slash jet noise, pollution, 24 Sep 2010; Barbastelle bats use stealth echolocation, 20 Aug 2010; Life expectancy in swifts, 25 Feb 2009 ... «Planet Earth, Jul 14»
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Pair of rare little ringed plovers with “squatters rights” hold up …
Plans for new visitors centre at Paston Great Barn were put permanently on hold after rare and sensitive barbastelle bats were discovered in its ... «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, Jun 14»
10
How to tell West Sussex County Council you don't want fracking
The area supports European Protected Species of bats – the Bechstein and Barbastelle – which receive the highest level of protection. «Greenpeace UK, Jun 14»

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