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Definition of Long-eared bat
1. Noun. Any of various Old or New World bats having very long ears.
Generic synonyms: Vespertilian Bat, Vespertilionid
Group relationships: Genus Plecotus, Plecotus
Specialized synonyms: Plecotus Townsendi, Western Big-eared Bat
Group relationships: Genus Plecotus, Plecotus
Specialized synonyms: Plecotus Townsendi, Western Big-eared Bat
Lexicographical Neighbors of Long-eared Bat
Literary usage of Long-eared bat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Outline of Science: A Plain Story Simply Told by John Arthur Thomson (1922)
"FM THE long-eared bat :v long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus), a common British bat,
which does good work in destroying injurious insects. ..."
2. British Mammals: An Attempt to Describe and Illustrate the Mammalian Fauna by Harry Hamilton Johnston (1903)
"A. Ears of the long-eared bat (half again as large as natural size); B.
The long-eared bat (life size), showing ears pressed against the sides and tragus ..."
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