pipistrel

Questions about pipistrel

What does pipistrel mean?

pipistrel means "small European brown bat".

How many syllables are in pipistrel?

pipistrel has 3 syllables and divides as pi-pi-strel under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for pipistrel?

Close synonyms include pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pipistrellus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pipistrel a common word?

pipistrel is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.