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Definition of Plecotus
1. Noun. A genus of Vespertilionidae.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Vespertilionidae, Vespertilionidae
Member holonyms: Long-eared Bat
Lexicographical Neighbors of Plecotus
Literary usage of Plecotus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"... also separates from Vespertilio the plecotus, Geoff. Ears larger than the
head, and united on the cranium as in Megaderma, Ecc.; the tragus large and ..."
2. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale (1884)
"GENUS plecotus. Ears very large, united at the base ; outer margin of the ear
conch terminating opposite the base of the tragus, the inner margin~with an ..."
3. Catalogue of Mammalia in the Indian Museum, Calcutta by Indian Museum, John Anderson, William Lutley Sclater (1881)
"Yangi- hissar, between Kashghar and Yarkand. Presented by the Second Yarkand
Mission, 1874. g. A skull. No history, GENUS plecotus, Geoffrey, 1812. 139. ..."
4. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"... also separates from Vespertilio the plecotus, Geoff. Ears larger than the
head, and united on the cranium as in Megaderma, Ecc.; the tragus large and ..."
5. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale (1884)
"GENUS plecotus. Ears very large, united at the base ; outer margin of the ear
conch terminating opposite the base of the tragus, the inner margin~with an ..."
6. Catalogue of Mammalia in the Indian Museum, Calcutta by Indian Museum, John Anderson, William Lutley Sclater (1881)
"Yangi- hissar, between Kashghar and Yarkand. Presented by the Second Yarkand
Mission, 1874. g. A skull. No history, GENUS plecotus, Geoffrey, 1812. 139. ..."