Barbastelle


noun
an insectivorous forest bat, barbastella barbastellus, widely distributed across eurasia, having a wrinkled face and prominent ears: roosts in trees or caves
historical examples

barbastel, or barbastelle, a bat with hairy lips (barbastellus commūnis), a native of england.
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