serotine
pronunciation
How to pronounce serotine in British English:
UK ['seərətɪn]
How to pronounce serotine in American English:
US ['serətɪn]
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- Noun:
- common European brown bat
Word Origin
- serotine (adj.)
- "late," 1590s, from French sérotine, from Latin serotinus "that which comes late; that which happens in the evening," from sero, adverb of serus "late" (see soiree). Also as a noun, a type of small, brown bat, from 1771. Related: serotinous, in botany (1880) "appearing later in the season than usual."