serotine

1
[ ser-uh-tin, -tahyn ]

adjective
  1. late in occurring, developing, or flowering.

Origin of serotine

1
1590–1600; <Latin sērōtinus, equivalent to sērō (adv.) late + -tinus adj. suffix of time; cf. serein
  • Also se·rot·i·nous [si-rot-n-uhs, ser-uh-tahy-nuhs]. /sɪˈrɒt n əs, ˌsɛr əˈtaɪ nəs/.

Words Nearby serotine

Other definitions for serotine (2 of 2)

serotine2
[ ser-uh-tin, -tahyn ]

noun
  1. a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.

Origin of serotine

2
1765–75; <French sérotine<Latin sērōtina, feminine of sērōtinusserotine1

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use serotine in a sentence

  • The serotine makes its appearance in public about sunset, apparently retiring early and flying again in the early morning.

  • The serotine and the Noctule are our two largest Bats, and in the early records they were very much confused.

  • The best known species (Tnia obtusata) has been found in the serotine, in the mouse-colored bat, and in Vespertilio lasiurus.

    Parasites | T. Spencer Cobbold

British Dictionary definitions for serotine

serotine

/ (ˈsɛrəˌtaɪn) /


adjective
  1. Also: serotinal (sɪˈrɒtɪnəl), serotinous biology produced, flowering, or developing late in the season

noun
  1. either of two insectivorous bats, Eptesicus serotinus or Vespertilio serotinus: family Vespertilionidae

Origin of serotine

1
C16: from Latin sērōtinus late, from sērus late; applied to the bats because they fly late in the evening

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012