serotine 1
/ser"euh tin, -tuyn'/ , adj.
late in occurring, developing, or flowering.
Also, serotinous /si rot"n euhs, ser'euh tuy"neuhs/ .
[ 1590-1600; serotinus, equiv. to sero (adv.) late + -tinus adj. suffix of time; cf. SEREIN ]
serotine 2
/ser"euh tin, -tuyn'/ , n.
a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
[ 1765-75; sérotine serotina, fem. of serotinus SEROTINE 1 ]