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Definition of Little brown bat
1. Noun. The small common North American bat; widely distributed.
Generic synonyms: Vespertilian Bat, Vespertilionid
Group relationships: Genus Myotis, Myotis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Little Brown Bat
Literary usage of Little brown bat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1898)
"SOUTHEASTERN RACE OF THE little brown bat. BY SAMUEL N. RHOADS. ... Southeastern
little brown bat. >. 878, ad. ? , Collection of SN Rhoads. ..."
2. Handbook of Nature-study for Teachers and Parents: Based on the Cornell by Anna Botsford Comstock (1911)
"... THE little brown bat Teacher's Story His small umbrella, quaintly halved,
Describing in the air an arc alike inscrutable,— Elate philosopher! ..."
3. The Burgess Animal Book for Children by Thornton Waldo Burgess (1920)
"He is a little chap, smaller than the little brown bat, and his ears are half as
long as his head and body together. What do you think of that? ..."
4. The Pet Book by Anna Botsford Comstock (1914)
"THE little brown bat HEN a bat is first captured, it is so excited and snappy
that courage it required to handle it for it can inflict quite severe wounds. ..."