serotine

1 of 2

adjective

ser·​o·​tine

ˈserəˌtīn,

-tə̇n,

-ˌtēn

: late especially in developing or flowering

serotine

2 of 2

noun

ser·​o·​tine

-ˌtēn

plural -s

: a common European brown bat (Eptesicus serotinus)

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Latin serotinus coming late, from sero late

Noun

French sérotine, from Latin serotina, feminine of serotinus coming late

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