transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpi-pə-ˈstrel ]
noun
Etymology: French, from Italian pipistrello bat, alteration of vipistrello, ultimately from Latin vespertilion-, vespertilio — more at vespertilian
Date: 1781
: any of a genus ( Pipistrellus of the family Vespertilionidae) of bats typically appearing in early evening and exhibiting erratic flight ; especially : one ( P. pipistrellus ) of Eurasia and northern Africa