BARBASTELLE Meaning of BARBASTELLE in English [ ˌbα:bə'stɛl , 'bα:bəstɛl ]■ noun a bat with broad ears that meet over the head. [Genus Barbastella : two species]OriginC18: from Fr., from Ital. barbastello . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004