serotine
Plural: serotines
Noun
- A large European bat, often found in various habitats.
- common brown bat of Europe
- Any of the genus Eptesicus of several small bats.
Adj
- Developing at a later time or later in a season, especially than is customary with allied species; specifically (botany), of a plant: flowering late in a season.
Examples
- Playing ’SEROTINE’ felt like a nocturnal, unexpected maneuver, catching his opponent off guard in Scrabble.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from French sérotine, from Latin sērōtina, a feminine form of sērōtinus (“late (in ripening, etc.); relating to the evening”) (referring to the bats being active late in the evening), from sērō (“at a late hour; too late”, adverb) (from sērus (“late, too late; slow, tardy”, adjective); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“lasting; long”)) + -tinus (suffix forming adjectives from adverbs relating to time).
Synonyms
Eptesicus serotinus, European brown bat, serotinal, serotinous
Scrabble Score: 8
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serotine: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary