单词 | plecotine |
释义 | plecotineadj.n. Zoology. A. adj. Of or relating to the genus Plecotus of bats of the family Vespertilionidae, characterized by very large ears and glandular masses on the muzzle. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Chiroptera or bat > [adjective] > belonging to suborder Microchiroptera > of or belonging to family Vespertilionidae vespertilionid1875 vespertilionine1875 plecotine1890 1890 Cent. Dict. Plecotine, belonging to the Plecoti. 1891 W. H. Flower & R. Lydekker Introd. Study Mammals 660 The various genera may be conveniently grouped into the Plecotine, Vespertilionine, Miniopterine, and Thyropterine divisions. 1976 Amer. Midland Naturalist 96 500 The narrow ecological tolerances evidently influencing this relict plecotine bat in its choice of a crevice are unknown. 1987 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 316 404 Hover-gleaning is characteristic of many small myotid..and plecotine vespertilionids. B. n. A plecotine bat. ΚΠ 1987 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 316 358 Like many other plecotines..this species has an unusually low wing loading. 2001 Jrnl. Mammalogy 82 131 Not all relationships were resolved within the plecotines. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1890 |
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